Welcome to the New Mexico Association of Secondary
School Principals website!
The purpose of this Association shall be to bring together
all those concerned with the administration, direction and supervision of secondary education, to study problems common to
these schools in this rapidly changing society, to encourage, provide for, and share in research, and to foster a wholesome
professional spirit. In addition, the Association will support the National Honor Society and members of the National
Student Council Association as the state affiliate of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, founder and
sponsor of these organizations.
The New Mexico Association of Secondary School
Principals embraces the following goals for our organization: - Unite Principals Statewide for the purposes of creating a secondary leadership
network (professional learning committee)
- Increase
our membership numbers statewide which has a direct correlation to the importance of leadership (the prinicpalship) in our
schools
- Provide
a comprehensive professional development platform that ensures consistent delievey of current state and national reform effeorts
(ex. Breaking Ranks II and Breaking Ranks in the Middle)
- Share best practices throughout the state
- Support practicing leaders and encourage aspiring leaders
The National Association of Secondary
School Principals (NASSP) and the New Mexico Association of Secondary School Principals (NMASSP) are considered unified for
membership purposes. Therefore, joining one guarantees membership in the other. Visit the membership link for details regarding membership benefits. |
Applications for the 2009-2010 Principal of
the Year and Assistant Principal of the Year programs are available online now. Application requirements include an application
form, short essays on how the applicant fulfills the tenets of Breaking Ranks, and recommendation letters. Please consider
recommending a colleague for this honor. State level winners will receive an award from NMASSP in the amount of $500.
There are also additional awards from the program sponsors and all state winners are invited to Washington D.C. for the awards
ceremony. For more information vist www.principals.org and click on Awards and Recognition. JOIN US IN PHOENIX! NASSP's annual convention will be held in Phoenix, AZ March 12-14, 2010. For more
information visit the convention website: "Leadership is an observable,
learn-able set of practices. Leadership is not something mystical an ethereal that cannot be understood by ordinary
people. Given the opportunity for feedback and practice, those with the desire and persistence to lead-to make a difference-can
substantially improve their abilities to do so." The Leadership Challenge |
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Click here to view NASSP's published response to President Obama's inaugural address:
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