MASSP & MASC/MAHS are excited to announce that nomination applications for the 2024 Principal of the Year (POY) are now open!
Michigan’s Principal of the Year is an innovative servant-leader, who shows integrity, implements instructional leadership, is a good communicator, supports staff and students and much more. This award recognizes the incredible work Principals do to progress student activity groups, school leaders and their building culture.
The POY is selected by the MASC/MAHS Student Board of Delegates and the MASSP Board of Directors. Before accessing the submission form, use the below links to see the items and information needed to submit your nomination application.
PROCESS / TIMELINE
- February 2 | Applications are Due by 5:00 p.m.
- February 4 | MASC/MAHS Selection Committee convenes and selects top 3 candidates
- February 5 | MASSP Selection Committee is sent candidates information & rubrics
- February 9 | MASSP Selection Committee scoring/feedback due back to MASSP
- February 12 – 29 | Nominees & finalists notified of their current status for the award and will be recognized to MASSP & MASC/MAHS Membership via Email or E-Newsletter
- March / April | Announcement of MI POY 2024 will happen between March & April. Finalists will be notified of their status closer to the announcement date.
- May | National application for POY due in May for the Michigan POY 2024 Winner
2024 POY APPLICATIONS ARE DUE: FEBRUARY 2, 2024 BY 5:00 P.M.
*Superintendent Signature Page required for submission.
The 2024 Principal of the Year will be announced in Spring of 2024 and recognized with the current 2024 Assistant Principal of the Year (Jessica Lupone, Bloomfield Hills High School) at EdCon24.
The 2025 Assistant Principal of the Year will be announced in Fall of 2024 and recognized at EdCon25 with their concurrent Principal of the Year. MASSP & MASC/MAHS has updated the Assistant Principal of the Year timeline for Michigan to simplify and align more with the National association’s timeline. Below is the updated timeline and process for the MI APOY award:
- April 15 | Applications Open
- September 13 | Applications Close
- September 13 – 15 | MASC/MAHS BOD/Executive BOD meets to review & select top 3
- September 16 – 20 | MASSP Board reviews the top 3 applications September
- September 20 – 30 | Nominees & finalists notified of their current status for the award and will be recognized to MASSP & MASC/MAHS Membership via Email or E-Newsletter
- October | Announcement of APOY 2025. Finalists will be notified of their status closer to the announcement date.
- December | National application for APOY due in December for the Michigan APOY 2025 Winner
Information can also be found on the MASSP Webpage and MASC/MAHS Webpages POY & APOY.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Maggie Helmer at maggie@massp.com or call the office line 517-327-5315.