Dear Principal,
We are pleased to announce that at the urging of our two national
organizations, the US Department of Education has begun the creation of
the Principal
Ambassador Fellowship program. The program will be
administered by the department similar to the successful Teacher
Ambassador Program. This year, three principals will be selected to
serve as advisors to Secretary Arne Duncan and the departmental staff
to, as the Secretary has described the role, “provide input on policy
from the principal’s perspective.”
The program will begin in 2013 as a pilot to focus on developing and
refining the fellowship program going forward. The fellowship will
require approximately 20 hours per month from Ambassadors. Principals
will not be required to fulfill the fellowships in Washington, DC, and
will be able to remain in their schools. However, the pilot program may
require some travel for in-person meetings. Subsequent years will
require the principals to relocate to Washington, DC, for the year-long
fellowship. Details are in development, but here’s what we currently
know:
- The department will open the
application process in the beginning of May and last approximately
four-six weeks.
- Principal Ambassadors will be
selected in October 2013 for the 2013-2014 year.
- The application process will be
similar to the Teacher Ambassador Program and
require principals to have served in their schools and in their
current positions for a certain length of time, along with
recommendation letters to accompany the application.
Because the application requires a tight
turnaround during a challenging time of the year, we are giving
principals this advance notice to begin preparing materials now. We
hope you will consider this opportunity, and if you are fortunate to be
a principal selected to serve as an Ambassador, you can expect the full
support of NAESP and NASSP. We are eager to work with the
Department of Education in bringing principals to the table and letting
their voices be heard.
Sincerely,
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