Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals

AAESP serves elementary, middle school, and K-12 administrators as well as curriculum directors, university professors, and a variety of other educational leaders around the State of Alaska.

CONGRATULATIONS to Alaska's 2022 National Distinguished Principal,

Denise Kelly!

Denise is the proud principal at Sterling Elementary in Sterling, Alaska.

Denise Kelly was nominated and selected by her fellow principals through a statewide search process conducted by the Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals.

Kelly graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1998, she then added a Master’s Degree in Education Administration and Supervision from the University of Phoenix and later also received a Graduate Certificate in Restorative Practices from the International Institute of Restorative Practices in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Denise began her administrative career as an interim principal at Kilohana Elementary School in Kaunakakai, Hawaii in 2009 and after moving to Alaska in 2014 started her career in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District at Sterling Elementary. She is currently in her eighth year as the principal at Sterling Elementary. Denise will be honored at an event in Washington DC this fall.

CONGRATULATIONS PRINICPAL KELLY!!

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If you would like to nominate an outstanding Alaskan administrator for this award, please email us at the link below!

Echo School Health Series

There are weekly sessions offered through DEED that  held to address real issues happening in our schools and how to respond. There is more information about these sessions in the attached ECHO. School Health ECHO Series: https://education.alaska.gov/covid-19-information/alaska-smart-start-2020

DEED Covid Help Desk

You can email DEED at any time with Covid related questions at AKsmartstart2020@alaska.gov

Member Meetings for Alaska's K-12 Principals

ACSA (also a part of your membership) is hosting monthly meetings for principals with Commissioner Johnson and other special guests. These have been valuable sessions. Current members should be receiving invitations to these sessions.

Current REL Supports

In response to COVID-19, the 10 Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) have collaborated to produce a series of evidence-based resources and information about teaching and learning in a remote environment, as well as other considerations brought by the pandemic. See below for a roundup of featured resources on this topic. A full list of resources is available on the REL COVID-19 webpage

Best Practices for Creating Take-Home Packets to Support Distance Learning
Infographic | REL Pacific
Audience: teachers, school leaders, district leaders

Going the Distance: Online Strategies for Helping Students with Disabilities
Blog | REL Mid-Atlantic
Audience: teachers, school leaders, district leaders

Meaningful Online Education for Our Youngest Learners: Tips to Reconcile the Need for E-Learning with How Young Children Learn Best
Blog | REL Midwest
Audience: teachers

Supporting Children’s Reading at Home: Family Resources for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade
Webinar recording | REL Southeast
Audience: families, caregivers

Three Steps for Using Culturally Responsive Practices to Support Equity During Remote Learning
Blog | REL Mid-Atlantic
Audience: teachers, school leaders, district leaders

Who is AAESP?

YOU ARE!  Those dedicated individuals working and supporting education in the State of Alaska.

There is an executive board elected to serve AAESP. Each person on the board is here to help support our mission and to support individual leaders around the state.

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NAESP Summer Conference-2022

July 15-17, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky

We hope that you will plan to join principals from around the country in Louisville in July 2022. 

The NAESP Conference is always full of quality professional development and time for collaboration. 

Stay tuned to AAESP emails to hear about the chance to win a free registration!

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The Alaska State Principals Conference will be BACK IN PERSON this year. We have a great line up of speakers and activities and hope you will join us!

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Registration information will be out soon!

October 14-16, 2022
Hilton Hotel
Anchorage, Alaska

OUR AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS

Working in partnership to provide the best possible support to education administrators in Alaska.

Being a member of AAESP also means you are a member of these two great organizations. This gives us a stronger and more unified voice at both the state and local levels.

It is time to start thinking about nominations for the 2023 Alaska National Distinguished Principal!!

Lynn Mayberry-Burke

National Distinguished
Principal Information

Eligibility for nominees:
• is a member of NAESP prior to submitting their application in May;
• is an active principal of a school in which a commitment to excellence is clearly evident;
• has been an active principal for at least five years;
• will remain in active service in a position of school leadership during the school year in which he/she will serve as NDP;
• shows a strong commitment to the principalship through active membership in professional associations;
• is respected by students, colleagues, parents, and the community at large;
• assumes an active role in his/her community, distinguishing himself/herself as a leader in civic, religious, or humanitarian activities;
• shows strong educational leadership by setting high expectations for school staff and students; and
• maintains an orderly, purposeful learning environment.

ALL completed applications are due in FEBRUARY each year to the Vice-President of AAESP.

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