#KPA Leaders heard from Daymond John this morning as the opening keynote of the #PrincipalsUNITED Conference. Daymond John, known for his role on the hit show Shark Tank, discussed building your leadership capacity through adjusting your mindset. We will continue to share highlights from the joint @NASSP @NAESP conference happening now!
Another big congratulations to our secondary #KPA honorees who were recognized at the @NASSP #PrincipalsUNITED conference last night. Congratulations on this recognition at both the state and national level! We look forward to sharing more conference highlights this week.
Our 2025 KS High School Principal of the Year, Kelly Whittaker, and the 2025 KS Middle School Principal of the Year, Inge Esping, are pictured here alongside the other state winners as part of the @NASSP Principal of the Year recognition program. Congratulations to our #KPA reps!
Our @KSPrincipals are in Seattle this week for the @NASSP and @NAESP #PrincipalsUNITED conference. The conference kicks off July 11 but our Principal of the Year winners arrived early for a recognition banquet. Congratulations to them on this special honor!
@USAKansas Executive Director G.A. Buie and @KSPrincipals Executive Director Cara Ledy were in Hawaii this past week meeting with other state Executive Directors through @NASSP and @NAESP. On Thursday, they presented on Artificial Intelligence! #edleadershipmatters
Congratulations to our final honoree, Jennifer Keith, the 2025 Kansas Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year. Yesterday, we recognized her at Larned Elementary School. Congratulations, Mrs. Keith! #KSPrincipals #APWeek25
Happy National Assistant Principals Week #APWeek25. The role of the AP is critical to school and student success, and we take time this week to recognize all of our Assistant Principals in Kansas! @NASSP #KSPrincipals #edleadershipmatters
A big CONGRATULATIONS to Susan Grey, the 2025 Kansas Elementary Principal of the Year. Ms. Grey is the principal at Valley Falls Elementary School in USD 338. #KSPrincipals is thrilled to recognize Ms. Grey with this distinction. #edleadershipmatters
Our final congratulations of the day goes to Inge Esping, this year's Kansas Middle School Principal of the Year. McPherson Middle School has a lot to be proud of as they celebrate their principal being recognized! #KSPrincipals #edleadershipmatters @USA-Kansas
Today, we surprised Kelly Whittaker with the announcement of being this year's Kansas High School Principal of the Year. Congratulations on this recognition and honor! Stay tuned as we continue to surprise this year's winners! #KSPrincipals #edleadershipmatters @USA-Kansas
Another Congratulations is in order, as today, we also recognized Aaron Lechien as the Kansas High School Assistant Principal of the Year. Aaron was surrounded by family and friends as he was recognized today in Circle USD 375. #KSPrincipals #edleadershipmatters
This week #KSPrincipals are in Washington D.C. joining NAESP and NASSP for the National School Leaders Advocacy Conference. Today, our #KSPrincipals will be meeting with Kansas Representatives and Senators to advocate for our K-12 public schools and students. #edleadershipmatters
Today, we also had the opportunity to zoom with our New Principals. New Principal support is part of a collaborative effort between @USAKansas and KPA to make sure new leaders have opportunities to network, learn, and collaborate as they take on the principalship.
📢 REMINDER: KPA is launching our first annual Principal for a Day initiative! 🎉 This program gives legislators the chance to shadow a Kansas school principal, experiencing firsthand the challenges & triumphs of school leadership. https://tinyurl.com/ksprincipals
Today, we partner with @USAKansas to bring training and support to New Principals. Principals have time to reflect on leadership, work in "helping trios", learn, and hear from veteran principals via our Principal Panel! It's a great day for learning! #edleadershipmatters
Last night we honored our 2024 Kansas Principal of the Year area and statewide winners. Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you for your hard work and dedication to the students of Kansas! #KPC24 #edleadershipmatters
Our Kansas Principals Conference attendees are spending their afternoon in breakout sessions. #KPC24 #edleadershipmatters
Thank you to our wonderful educational vendors for coming out today and sharing their products and expertise with our Kansas Principals Conference attendees! #KPC24 #edleadershipmatters
Our opening keynote, Weston Kieschnick, got us motivated this morning with his message of Going Forth and Being Bold! #KPC24 #edleadershipmatters
We are excited to kick off the 2024 Kansas Principals Conference with our Pre-Conference sessions here in Wichita! #KPC24 #edleadershipmatters
