NMASSP sent a position statement to the Governor, the Secretary of Education and the legislature immediately prior to the start of the 2012 Legislative Session. Click here to view this document.

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. Click here to view the NASSP Weekly Congressional Update (Week of January 6th). Click here to view the NASSP Weekly Congressional Update (Week of January 13th). Click here to download the NASSP Weekly Congressional Update for the week of January 13th.

New Mexico Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program -- Students Headed to Washington, D. C. and to Receive $5,000 Scholarship-- Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall today announced the names of the two students who have been selected as delegates to the 50th Anniversary United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 3 – 10, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Noah McCullough of Clayton and Elena Vigil of Santa Fe were chosen from across the state to be part of the group of 104 student delegates who will attend the program’s 50th Anniversary Washington Week. Congratulations to our 2010-2011 Principals of the Year!  Mr. Erik Bose from SIATECH in Albuquerque is our High School Principal of the Year and Mrs. Julie Arnold from Mountain View Middle School in Rio Rancho is our Middle School winner.  They will each be awarded $500 and attend an awards event in Washington DC in the fall.  Applications for the 2011-2012 Assistant Principal of the Year Award and Principal of the Year Award can be downloaded below. NASSP's annual convention will be held in Tampa, FL March 8-11, 2012.  For more information visit the convention website: http://www.nasspconvention.org/ Click here to download the Assistant Principal of the Year Application. Click here to apply for the Principal of the Year Award. "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