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More funding for principal training deemed vital, Education Week, 3/2/2010 The AASA, the NASSP, and the National Association of Elementary School Principals are supporting a bipartisan bill, introduced in both houses of Congress in December, that would create a grant program to help in recruiting, preparing, and supporting principals for high-need middle and high schools.

National study encourages recess, Onalaska Holmen Courier-Life, 2/25/2010 Yet trying to accommodate mandated testing and additional class time has dropped the nationwide average for recess to 22 minutes a day, according to the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Mohr lobbies for ESEA policies, Rushville Republican, 2/12/2010 Gerald Mohr, Executive Director of the Indiana Association of School Principals in Indianapolis, recently joined elementary and middle-level educators and leaders from across the country in the nation’s capital during the National Association of Elementary School Principals’ Federal Relations Conference to advocate for new policies that will give principals, who are the primary catalysts for shaping long-term school improvement, the tools they need to function as effective school leaders.

The key to success at school? Time to play, Tonic, 2/5/2010 The survey, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Association of Elementary School Principals and Playworks, assessed the opinions of 2,000 principals around the country, revealed that heads of schools are convinced that recess helps kids both in academics and in life.

Elementary School Principals: Recess boosts learning, Atlanta Journal Constitution, 2/5/2010 The first-of its-kind survey of almost 2,000 principals nationwide, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, and Playworks, revealed enthusiastic support for recess among principals, who see it benefiting kids both in the classroom and in life.

What makes a good principal, KYW Newsradio 1060, Diane Cargile, president of the National Association of Elementary School Principals remarking in Education Week, compares the need for certification for principals like those already in place for physicians and lawyers.

Budget freeze could alter education priorities, Education Daily, 1/29/2010 Gail Connolly, executive director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals, told Education Daily that while they are "remaining optimistic" about the administration's support for education reform, stakeholders may have to adjust to new funding realities. 

Proposed $3.9 B program would emphasize innovation, Education Daily, 2/9/2010 National Association of Elementary School Principals Diane Cargile said that the principal board certification process launched in 2009 could be used to measure principal effectiveness.

Holton schools reaching out to parents with help from grant, Muskegon News, 12/27/2009 And thanks to a “Sharing the Dream” grant from the National Association of Elementary School Principals, Dawson has been able to provide a dinner at the parent nights — which is a pretty big deal in Holton, where there aren’t a whole lot of dining establishments.
 
Plans Set for National Certification of Principals, Education Week, 12/10/09, Diane Cargile, the president of the National Association of Elementary School Principals ... said a highly regarded national-certification designation for school leaders is long overdue.“There are those of us who’ve been waiting for something like this for years,” said Ms. Cargile, who is the principal of Rio Grande Elementary School in Terre Haute, Ind. 

 

Buy a Cookie, Save a School?, wausaudailyherald.com, 11/29/09, In a nationwide survey in 2007, the National Association of Elementary School Principals found that 94 percent of school administrators rely on fundraisers to supplement district, state and federal money they receive.

5 Tips from the Nation's Top School Principals, education.com, 11/23/09, The honor—which went out to 63 principals of public and private elementary schools—is sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals, together with the U.S. Department of Education.

NAESP president embraces principals' role in reform, Education Daily, 11/3/09, (paid subscription required), Diane Cargile said that "principals have been the primary catalysts in leading schools and propelling change," adding that she is "pleased Secretary Duncan recognizes that as well." When asked what she was hoping to hear from Duncan in his recent address to NAESP, Cargile said that she wants him "to understand the tasks that principals have" and that they "need time and resources in order for a program to work." Cargile noted, "We are appreciative of getting funds to revitalize our schools, but we need to be able to put those funds in areas that will help us to do that."

NAESP Recognizes Outstanding Elementary and Middle School Principals, The Journal, 10/26/2009, The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) has named 63 K-8 principals throughout the United States as 2009 National Distinguished Principals (NDP).

 

October is National Principals Month, Yakima Herald-Republic, 10/26/09, The resolution encourages Americans to observe National Principals Month with  activities and ceremonies. In addition, the U.S. Department of Education and National Association of Elementary School Principals are recognizing the nation’s best K-8 principals. The National Distinguished Principals program honors principals who have shown extraordinary leadership, commitment to their students and staff, service to their communities, and contributions to the profession.

About half of Vigo schools have reported influenza A, Terre Haute Tribune Star, 10/26/09, In other matters, the School Board heard from Diane Cargile, who on July 1 began serving as president of the National Association of Elementary School Principals. In that role, she serves as an advocate for principals and students, and “what better time than now,” with a new president in the White House and a new secretary of education, she said.

 

NAESP Helping School Principals Stay Innovative, blackamericaweb.com, 9/28/09, NAESP sponsors an online leadership academy that helps principals develop a variety of learning communities within their schools through its Accelerated School Administrator Program and a similar program for new and aspiring principals.

Shelby County elementary school gets Sharing the Dream grant, al.com, 9/18/09, The Sharing the Dream grant, awarded by the National Association of Elementary School Principals, was one of 30 given nationwide for programs that feature innovative ideas to actively engage communities within a school.

Changing face of school principals, The Boston Globe, 9/7/09, A new 10-year survey of K-8 principals by the National Association of Elementary School Principals obtained by the Globe shows that almost 60 percent of principals are age 50 or older.

 

Tight Leash Likely on Turnaround Aid, Education Week, 9/2/09, (paid subscription required), On one hand, this is heartening to Diane Cargile, a 24-year veteran of the school principal's job and the president of the National Association of Elementary School Principals, in Alexandria, Va. "We have always realized that the principal is the primary catalyst for shaping the long-term impact of school improvement," said Ms. Cargile, who is in her ninth year as principal of Rio Grande Elementary School in Terre Haute, Ind.

 

But removing a principal isn't a magic bullet, either, she said, as good principals need the right talent and time to let reforms work. "If you put another principal in the same environment without changing the circumstances, they won't be useful."