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Announcing the 2025 Secondary Principal of the Year!

Awards & Recognition

Author: Mishele Barnett • Date: March 14, 2025
The Association of Washington School Principals is proud to announce that Principal Chelsea Gallagher has been awarded the prestigious Washington State Secondary Principal of the...

Announcing the 2025 Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year!

Awards & Recognition

Author: Mishele Barnett • Date: March 13, 2025
Juanita High School’s Terry Jess has been named the Washington State Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year in recognition of his outstanding leadership, dedication to...

Announcing the 2025 Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year!

Awards & Recognition

Author: Mishele Barnett • Date: March 5, 2025
Cascade Elementary’s Dr. James West has been recognized as the Washington State 2025 Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year, an honor that reflects his exceptional...

Announcing the 2025 Elementary Principal of the Year!

Awards & Recognition

Author: Mishele Barnett • Date: March 5, 2025
Cathi Davis, the founding principal of Ruby Bridges Elementary School, has been awarded the prestigious Principal of the Year award by the Association of Washington...

Principal Stress at an All-time High

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy, Elementary, High School, Middle Level

Author: Dr. Scott Seaman • Date: May 21, 2020
If you think principaling was tough before COVID19, what about now? If we kill the will of our principals by not addressing the workload, stress...

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week

Awards & Recognition

Author: Greg Barker • Date: May 4, 2020
Social distancing can make it tough to show staff how much you care, but there are still plenty of options. From e-cards or thank-you videos...

Change For the Better

Author: Kim Marquette • Date: April 29, 2020
Change is normal and while it's normal to question and wonder how the world will change, I believe the bigger and more important question to...