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  • David Morrill
    Oct 17, 2019
    AWSP is redesigning our Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year program. In the past, we selected a Principal of the Year (POY) for elementary, middle, and high schools. We would either select one Assistant Principal of the Year (APOY), or recently, one for elementary and one for secondary. We’d love to explain all the reasons why we’re changing our (A)POY, but it might be faster for you to read War and Peace. You think we’re kidding…
  • David Morrill
    Oct 16, 2019
    Our Roz Thompson sits down with Jill Patnode, Thriving Schools Program Manager for Kaiser Permanente of Washington, to talk about all the programs and resources KP provides to support schools and the people in them.
  • David Morrill
    Oct 16, 2019
    In this episode of AWSP News, we discuss the most trusted professional in all the country, our Facebook giveaway and this week's winners, your Principal’s Advisory Council, enrollment for the School Employee Benefits Board, our first-ever WELL Summit, a part-time position opening up at AWSP, our Washington Principal Magazine and nominating next year's Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year.
  • David Morrill
    Oct 2, 2019
    In this episode of AWSP News, we discuss National Principals Month, a special message from Governor Jay Inslee, our favorite contest of the year and the chance of winning a $25 Amazon gift card, using social media to tell the story of your school, our Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year Award, AWSP, WASA and ESD sponsored School Leader Paradigm and Leadership Framework trainings, and resources provided by OSPI’s Safety Center.
  • Debbi Hardy and Gayle Mar Chun | Strengthening Sanctuary, Olympia
    Sep 26, 2019
    “It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, without distinction or preference on account of race, color, caste, or sex.”

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