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Legislative Update | January 9 – 14, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 13, 2023
This year’s legislative session kicked off on Monday, January 9th, and the Capitol was hopping! It was so great to see legislators, staffers, lobbyists, and...

Legislative Update | 2023 Session Kickoff

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 6, 2023
Buckle up, people! This year’s legislative session begins on Monday! This will be a long session lasting 105 days. It is the first year of a...

The Year of the Principal

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Dr. Scott Seaman • Date: October 12, 2022
National Principals Month is a simple way of bringing much-needed attention to the work and impact of your leadership. But, is a month-long celebration enough?...

7 Things to Know about Principal Advocacy This Year

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: September 19, 2022
Our advocacy team at AWSP works hard during the interim to get ready for the upcoming legislative session that begins in January 2023. This year’s...

Legislative Update | “10” Things to Know for the 2022-2023 School Year

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: May 3, 2022
Curious what changes are coming via legislation for the next school year? Here's my summary of the bills that may impact you the most next...

Legislative Update | 2022 Sine Die Edition

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 11, 2022
And just like that, the Legislature has adjourned! This short session was a whirlwind of policy discussions and budget negotiations. In the end, legislators voted...

Legislative Update | Week of February 28, 2022

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 4, 2022
It was budget week in the Legislature as both House and Senate Democrats released their supplemental operating budgets. Both budget bills had hearings within hours...

AWSP Wants YOU!

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy, Boards and Committees

Author: Dr. Scott Seaman • Date: February 1, 2022
Find yourself frustrated with your current situation as a building level leader? Ever wonder who makes some of these big statewide decisions that impact the...

Happy New Year, and Happy Anniversary AWSP!

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Dr. Scott Seaman • Date: January 5, 2022
This year we are celebrating our 50th year in existence as one of the country’s premier professional membership organizations for principals. Our humble beginning started...

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