2016 Class of National Distinquished Principals
Congratulations to our 2016 Class of National Distinguished Principals! NAESP honors the following outstanding elementary and middle-level administrators for setting high standards for instruction, student achievement, character, and climate for the students, families, and staffs in their learning communities.
Our 2016 National Distinguished Principals Program will be held Oct. 6-7, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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Alabama |
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Charles A. Gardner Hokes Bluff Elementary School Etowah County School District Hokes Bluff, Alabama |
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Alaska |
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Katherine J. LaPlaunt Pearl Creek Elementary School Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Fairbanks, Alaska |
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Arizona |
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Paula L. Tseunis Sierra Verde Elementary School Deer Valley Unified School District Glendale, Arizona |
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Arkansas |
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Sara M. Weaver Eastside New Vision Charter School Warren School District Warren, Arkansas |
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California |
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Marcia S. Reed 186th Street Elementary School Los Angeles Unified School District Gardena, California |
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Colorado |
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Karen Shaw Columbia Elementary School Colorado Springs School District 11 Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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Connecticut |
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Joseph A. Norcross Frisbie Elementary School Wolcott School District Wolcott, Connecticut |
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Delaware |
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Jennifer E. Nauman Richard A. Shields Elementary School Cape Henlopen School District Lewes, Delaware |
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Florida |
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Kimberly E. Hill Leila G. Davis Elementary School Pinellas County School District Clearwater, Florida |
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Georgia |
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Andrea H. McGee Eagle Springs Elementary School Houston County School District Byron, Georgia |
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Yvette J. Foster Riverside Middle School Columbia County School District Evans, Georgia |
Hawaii |
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Bruce I Naguwa Kapolei Middle School Leeward School District Kapolei, Hawaii |
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Idaho |
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Lisa Pica Hayden Meadows Elementary School Coeur d'Alene School District Hayden, Idaho |
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Indiana |
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Moira D. Clark Maplewood Elementary School Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Iowa |
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Jessica R. Burger Hoover Elementary School West Branch Community School District West Branch, Iowa |
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Kansas |
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John E. Ernst Rolling Ridge Elementary School Olathe School District Olathe, Kansas |
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Kentucky |
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Lynn T. Poe Julius Marks Elementary School Fayette County School District Lexington, Kentucky |
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Louisiana |
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Carolyn M. Bosley Rosepine Elementary School Vernon Parish School District Rosepine, Louisiana |
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Maine |
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Ron Robert North Berwick Elementary School MSAD#60 North Berwick, Maine |
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Maryland |
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Kristin B. Shields Mount Hope/ Nanjemoy Elementary School Charles County Public Schools Nanjemoy, Maryland |
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Michigan |
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Nicole L. Airgood Eastwood Elementary School Sturgis Public School District Sturgis, Michigan |
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Minnesota |
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Brad R. Gustafson Greenwood Elementary School Wayzata Public School District Plymouth, Minnesota |
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Mississippi |
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Brian S. Knippers Corinth Elementary School Corinth School District Corinth, Mississippi |
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Missouri |
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Beth Houf Fulton Middle School Fulton Public School District Fulton, Missouri |
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Montana |
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Ron W. Goodman Libby Elementary School Libby Public School District Libby, Montana |
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Nebraska |
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Ann Marie Jablonski |
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Nevada |
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John S. Haynal |
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New Hampshire |
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Shelly Larochelle Northwest Elementary School Manchester School District Manchester, New Hampshire |
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Kimberly R. Lyndes Dover Middle School Doverl School District Dover, New Hampshire |
New Jersey |
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Denise P. King B. Bernice Young Elementary School Burlington Township Schools Burlington Township, New Jersey |
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New Mexico |
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Steven L. Carlson Judy Nelson Elementary School Central Consolidated School District Kirtland, New Mexico |
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New York |
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Suzanne Gray Old Bethpage Elementary School Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District Old Bethpage, New York |
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North Carolina |
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Molly Elizabeth White Lincoln Elementary School Brunswick County School District Leland, North Carolina |
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North Dakota |
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Shari B. Bilden Northwood Public School Northwood School District Northwood, North Dakota |
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Ohio |
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Alexandra M. Nannicola Champion Central Elementary School Champion Local School District Warren, Ohio |
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Katherine Nowak |
Oklahoma |
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Michelle D. Sumner Jenks West Intermediate School Jenks Public School District Jenks, Oklahoma |
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Oregon |
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Heather Yount Fruitdale Elementary School Three Rivers School District Grants Pass, Oregon |
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Pennsylvania |
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Joseph P. Brereton Simon Butler Elementary School Central Bucks School District Chalfont, Pennsylvania |
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Rhode Island |
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Denise Missry Asa Messer School Providence School District Providence, Rhode Island |
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South Carolina |
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Sherry Cariens Oak Grove Elementary School Lexington School District Lexington, South Carolina |
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South Dakota |
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Ethan Dschaak Piedmont Valley Elementary School Meade School District Piedmont, South Dakota |
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Tennessee |
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Holly I. Flora Jackson Elementary School Kingsport School District Kingsport, Tennessee |
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Texas |
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Dana Boyd |
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Utah |
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Ryan Bryce Brown J.R. Smith Elementary School Wasatch County School District Heber City, Utah |
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Vermont |
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Bobby Riley Integrated Arts Academy Burlington School District Burlington, Vermont |
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Virginia |
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Brandon L. Davis Cora Kelly Elementary School Alexandria City Public School District Alexandria, Virginia |
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Washington |
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Kathryn Frazier Lister Elementary School Tacoma School District Tacoma, Washington |
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West Virginia |
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Carole A. Crawford Bridgeport Middle School Harrison County Schools Bridgeport, West Virginia |
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Wisconsin |
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Melissa Herek Lawerence-Lawson Elementary School Sparta Area School District Sparta, Wisconsin |
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Wyoming |
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Mitchell Craft Sheridan Junior High School Sheridan County District 2 Sheridan, Wyoming |
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Private Schools |
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Kathleen A. House Christ the King Catholic School Catholic Schools of Arkansas LIttle Rock, Arkansas |
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Christopher F. Andrade Christ Lutheran School Evangelical Lutheran Education Association West Covina, California |
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Lynne Scheffler St. Joseph Catholic School- Lockport Diocese of Joliet Lockport, Illinois |
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Jane A. Bona |
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Susan G. Longmire St. James Lutheran School North Wisconsin School District Shawano, Wisconsin |
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International Schools |
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Suzan E. Weishof International School of Hamburg Hamburg, Germany |
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Joseph A. Stanzione American School Foundation of Monterrey Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon, Mexico |
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