National Assistant Principal of the Year Award

The NASSP National Assistant Principal of the Year program annually recognizes outstanding middle-level and high-school assistant principals who have succeeded in providing high-quality learning opportunities for students. These assistant principals are acknowledged by their peers for the exemplary contributions they have made to the profession.

Each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity, and the U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools may select one assistant principal to represent their state.

From these state winners, three finalists are named as contenders for the National Assistant Principal of the Year award. The NASSP National Assistant Principal of the Year is selected from among the finalists.

The application deadline is December 1, 2024. Please complete the application at the link HERE. Questions should be emailed to acoleman@fasa.net.

Criteria:

• Current staff of the NASSP, current members of the NASSP Board of Directors and current NASSP State Executive Directors and their respective family members are ineligible.
• Board members of NASSP are ineligible for consideration for one year after completion of their Board service.
• Candidate must notify NASSP immediately of any change in his or her status as an assistant principal. Failure to notify NASSP of a change could jeopardize a candidate's eligibility for the national award.
• Candidate must be an active assistant principal, assistant headmaster, or assistant leader of a virtual, public, or private middle level or high school from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity, or the U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools. Middle level and high schools are defined as those containing some portion of grades 6 through 12.
• Candidate must have served as an assistant principal at one or more middle level or high schools for three or more consecutive school years.
• Candidate must complete the online NASSP National Assistant Principal of the Year application.
• Candidate must be a member of NASSP and his or her state affiliate association at the time of selection and throughout his or her tenure as State Assistant Principal of the Year. For national finalists, these conditions must also be met at the time of national assistant principal of the year judging, when the national winner is announced, and during tenure.
• Previous national winners of the NASSP National Assistant Principal of the Year award are ineligible.

The three national finalists will be announced in March 2025. 

The National APOY winner will be announced during National Assistant Principals Week, April 1-5, 2025.

CHECK ELIGIBILITY*

• If you are not able to access the ELIGIBILITY link, we do not have record of your membership in NAESP. Please contact Brandi Morris regarding your membership.

2024 Assistant Principal of the Year 

Lucretia Waskow