OAESP

Glen Abshere, OAESP Executive Director

Association Business:

OAESP Elementary Principal of the Year/ NAESP National Distinguished Principal

The OAESP Principal of the Year/ NAESP National Distinguished Principal (NDP) program honors outstanding elementary and middle-level principals across the nation who ensures that America's children acquire a solid foundation for lifelong learning and achievement. This year, we had 12 principals nominated for Principal of the Year. We have received their application packets. At the February 9, 2022 OAESP Executive Committee meeting, the NDP committee members were chosen. The committee will review all of the packets and score them based on the newly designed rubric. The committee will narrow the candidates to the top three by the end of March. The top three candidates will be selected for a site visit. The committee will conduct interviews with the principal, a teacher committee, and a parent/community committee in order to make a decision on the OAESP Principal of the Year/NAESP National Distinguished Principal. The final decision is expected to be made by the end of April.

Membership

OAESP membership continues to increase. OAESP currently has 828 members. This is an increase of 43 members over last year's membership. OAESP is committed to inviting as many elementary principals, assistant principals, and school leaders to join OAESP.

In February, OAESP received awards from NAESP. OAESP received second place nationally in the increase number of NAESP memberships and third place nationally in the increase in percentage of NAESP memberships.

OAESP Mid-Winter Conference

The OAESP Mid-Winter Conference was held on February 10, 2022 at the Edmond Conference Center. Dr. Andy Jacks provided two keynotes. His first keynote was titled “Playing to Win.” He encouraged everyone to make every second count with students. He challenged us to rethink our current practices in order to provide an inclusive culture for a chance at victory. His second keynote was titled “Discipline Win” based on his newly released book with the same title. He encouraged everyone to incorporate ways to regularly check with our students and ourselves. Developing relationships with every child, every day and finding something special or unique in every students so they know they are valued. The conference was concluded with the last keynote by Geary (OK) Public Schools Superintendent, Sean Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan is the author of “Student Success? It’s As Easy As T.L.C.!” He encouraged everyone to reach students and parents and change their outlook toward education.

NAESP National Leaders Conference

The Annual NAESP National Leaders Conference was held February 17–March 2, 2022 in Washington, D.C. OAESP President Ashley Hoggatt, OAESP President- Elect Janalyn Taylor and Executive Director Glen Abshere attended the conference and visited with the Oklahoma delegation at the U.S. Capitol.

NAESP National Conference

The NAESP National Conference will be held this summer in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference is July 15-17, 2022. Some of the speakers include Jennifer Abrams, Todd Whitaker, Pam Allyn, Howard Fields, Caitlin Mehra, and Amber Peterson. Registration is now open. ■

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