Mobile, Ala. – December 4, 2025: Mrs. Brenda Sue Box, assistant principal at Mary G. Montgomery High School in the Mobile County Public School System, has been named the 2025-2026 Alabama High School Assistant Principal of the Year by the Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals (AASSP). The Assistant Principal of the Year program is…

Montgomery, Ala. – November 18, 2025: The Alabama Association of Elementary School Administrators (AAESA), an affiliate of the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS), proudly announces the 2025 district nominees for Alabama’s NAESP National Distinguished Principal (NDP). The Alabama NAESP National Distinguished Principal program is sponsored by Bailey Education Group. Each AAESA district selects…

Orange Beach, Ala., December 3, 2025 — The Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS) is proud to announce that Mrs. Katherine “Kathy” Burgin, secretary in the Teaching and Learning Department of Trussville City Schools, has been selected as the 2025-2026 CLAS Secretary of the Year. Mrs. Burgin was chosen from among eight district finalists…

Huntsville, AL – November 24, 2025: Mrs. Heather Renee Bardwell, principal of Mountain Gap Middle School in Huntsville City Schools, has been named the 2025-2026 Alabama Middle School Principal of the Year by the Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals (AASSP). The Alabama Middle School Principal Year Award is sponsored annually by Horace Mann. Mrs….

Montgomery, AL – October 23, 2025:  Governor Kay Ivey signed a proclamation declaring October as Principals Month in Alabama. The proclamation was signed during a ceremony at the state capitol. The Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS) submitted the proclamation on behalf of its three principals’ associations: the Alabama Association of Elementary School Administrators…