MetLife Foundation/NASSP Breakthrough Schools
Virginia Minshew (center), principal of Park View High School in Sterling, VA, celebrates with students who helped make Park View one of NASSP's 2010 Breakthrough Schools.
Each year, NASSP, with support from the MetLife Foundation, identifies a series of schools that achieve at high levels despite their high incidence of poverty. Read about all of the 2010 Breakthrough Schools honorees!
Training Opportunity: Effective Classroom Observations
Trevor Yates and Cheryl Baker of Cambridge Education will lead a two-day workshop, December 3-4 in Reston, VA, for school leaders seeking to improve their skill in conducting classroom observations, examining student work and providing feedback to teachers
App. Requirements for State Fiscal Stabilization Funds Released
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has released the application requirements for the final $11.5 billion in State Fiscal Stabilization Funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Visit the ED website to view the application, requirements and a summary of the requirements.
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The Principal Difference: A New Blog for Principals, By Principals
The Principal Difference is specifically des-
igned for busy principals navigating the sea of research and policy information available today.
Join Mel Riddile, lead blogger and 2006 Met Life/NASSP National High School Principal of Year, as he helps you stay current and put this valuable information into practice. Make the Principal Difference your "go to" for a quick read that really makes a difference!
New Must-Read for Assistant Principals
The Best of Principal Leadership for Assistant Principals offers 28 articles from NASSP's award-winning Principal Leader-
ship magazine to help assistant principals grow in their present roles and to prepare them for future development.
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009
Global Entrepreneur-
ship Week, Nov. 16-22, 2009, is designed to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity.
