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OASSP / OMLEA Will Parker, OASSP/OMLEA Executive Director
Principals have done extraordinary work this year serving school communities throughout the pandemic. As conditions improve, more schools have opened more events for students and families, including proms and graduation ceremonies. Thank you to secondary and middlelevel principals for the determination, creativity and patience you have modeled this school year!
Awards & Recognition
Jennifer Patterson
Laura Bullock
Melissa Barlow
Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year
Middle Level Principal of the Year
Oklahoma High School Principal of the Year
Secondary and Middle Level Administrators across the state were nominated for Principal of the Year Awards for 2020-2021. Finalists were interviewed by committees of former award recipients, and three administrators have been announced as OASSP/ OMLEA awardees.
On December 3, 2020, OASSP/OMLEA announced Jennifer Patterson as this year’s Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year. Ms. Patterson is Assistant Principal at Dewitt Waller Middle School, Enid Public Schools. NASSP recognized her award in a nationally broadcast virtual webinar on Friday, April 9, 2021. On March 10, 2021, Laura Bullock of Idabel Middle School was named the Middle Level Principal of the Year. On March 11, 2021, Melissa Barlow, Principal at Yukon High School, was named the Oklahoma High School Principal of the Year. Each principal will be recognized at the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration (CCOSA) Summer Leadership Conference this June. You can read more about each award winner at the CCOSA website news page: www.ccosa.org/index.php?newsdetail&category_id=8
