September 10th Edition

AWSA Update

Registration is Open for SLATE 25: Harness the Power of Ed Tech

Register today for SLATE 25 (December 8-10, 2025 Kalahari Resort) featuring over seventy pre-conference and concurrent sessions on using technology to engage learners like never before. Learn more here.

Monitoring The Future: Tracking Teen Risk Behaviors

Monitoring the Future is the census of teen risk behavior in the United States. It is a long-standing, nationally representative, and well-respected study conducted by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. The study is endorsed by NASSP, NAESP, National PTA, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the National Association of School Nurses, and several other national organizations. Read more here.

Nominate an Outstanding Associate Principal Today

Nominations for the State Associate Principal of the Year Award are now open. Nominations can be made by administrators, teachers, or other community members. Help AWSA recognize outstanding leadership by nominating an exemplary middle school or high school associate principal today! Nominations are due by Friday, October 10, 2025 and then applications must be submitted by Friday, October 17, 2025. Learn more here.

Principal Leadership Award Nominations Are Now Open

Nominations of Wisconsin PK-12 principals can now be submitted online at KohlEducation.org for the 2026 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Principal Leadership awards. The deadline for submission is Friday, October 3, 2025 at 5 p.m. central time. Awards are $6,000, with an additional $6,000 grant going to the school of each selected principal. Click here to learn more.

Save the Date for Upcoming AWSA Conferences

• Associate Principals Convention: January 28-30, 2026, Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva
• Middle & High School Convention: February 11-13, 2026, KI Center, Green Bay
• Registration will open for both conferences this fall.