Rhode Island Assistant Principal of the YearRIASP selects its RI Assistant Principal of the Year from among all eligible assistant principals K-12. Should the winner be a secondary member, he/she will be recognized by RIASP and NASSP. Should the winner be an elementary member, he/she will be recongized by RIASP and NAESP. Qualifications:
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS Assistant Principal of the Year 1997 - Patricia Hines - South Kingstown High School 1999 - Kevin Wells - Lincoln High School 2001 - Michael Convery - Coventry Middle School 2003 - John Blaess - Portsmouth High School 2004 - Robert Plante - Goff Junior High School 2005 - Lois Short (NASSP National Finalist) - Burrillville HS 2007 - Lucille Delasanta - North Providence High School 2008 - John LaFauci - Ricci Middle School 2009 - Kim Granato - Birchwood Middle School 2010 - Jaime Crowley - Mt. Hope High School 2011 - Christen Magill - North Providence High School 2012 - Jason Masterson - North Cumberland Middle School 2013 - Renee Palazzo - Smithfield High School 2014 - Brooke Macomber - Coventry High School 2015 - Kenneth J. Hopkins,Jr.-Vincent J. Gallagher MS 2016 - Joseph Porrazzo - Ponaganset Middle School 2017 - Jonathan Mendelsohn - Central High School 2018 - John Fontaine - Cranston High School West 2019 - Kristy Patten - North Cumberland Middle School 2020 - Toby Gibbons - Narragansett High School 2021 - Amanda Grundel - Ponaganset High School 2022 - Renee Walker - Central High School 2023 - Rachel Salvatore - North Smithfield Elementary Michael Monahan - Rogers High School 2024 - Jacqueline Barbosa Chantre - Calcutt Middle School 2025 - Nicole Lanni - Lincoln High School | 2026 Assistant Principal of the Year John Connell,
Westerly High School About John Connell: John is an incredibly valuable asset to Westerly High but, while doing a demanding job, he somehow manages to make it look easy. Perhaps it's his smile that is omnipresent or his love for his Westerly Bulldogs that he wears on his sleeve. Teachers speak of the valuable and insightful feedback they receive from classroom observations, special educators speak of his grasp of the delicate process of providing special services despite his lack of any background in that area. Parents are appreciative that he knows their children and truly wants what’s best for them. Administrators appreciate his organizational skills that have helped create structures and processes that make WHS run so well. Her leadership in PBIS has been the driving force and foundation for fostering the well-being and safety of students and staff and her Rise Up/Show Up initiative resulted in dramatic improvement in student attendance. Her background as an English teacher and technology coach came through as she led an MTSS effort at both schools, triangulating data to match interventions with appropriate students. Lanni earned her BA degree in Secondary Education - English at Rhode Island College and her MA in Educational Leadership from Providence College. |
