Partners
North Carolina Partners
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The North Carolina Association of School Administrators (NCASA) mission is to ensure quality learning experiences for all students through visionary and effective leadership. NCASA is an umbrella organization under which North Carolina school administrator groups are unified. NCASA provides to all these groups broad-based membership services, professional development, financial services, communication, legal counsel and lobbying services.
NCSSA is your resource for educational leadership and support. As a core affiliate funded by the North Carolina Association of School Administrators, one rate includes membership privileges in both organizations.
NCASLD is the 501(c)(3) supporting professional development provided by NCPAPA and NCSSA. NCASLD's mission is to grow leadership capacity among practicing school leaders through programs that are aligned to the research-based NC Performance Evaluation Standards and Competencies for High Effective School Leadership.
National Partners
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The National Principals Association (principals.org) is the national professional home for principals and assistant principals across the PreK–12 continuum. As the unified voice of the profession, it brings school leaders together to strengthen leadership, elevate their collective influence, and support student success at every stage. Built on more than a century of leadership and commitment to school leaders, the organization advances the profession through advocacy, professional learning, and peer networks.
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By connecting leaders across grade levels, the National Principals Association reflects the full student journey and ensures school leaders are supported, represented, and equipped to lead. Recognizing that strong school leadership shapes student outcomes, the organization also advances student leadership development through nationally recognized programs, including the National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, National Elementary Honor Society, and the National Association of Student Councils. These programs engage more than 16,000 school leaders, 30,000 advisers, and 1 million students nationwide.
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The National Principals Association connects you with a national network of school leaders who know the pressures you face—because they’re in the same role, facing the same challenges, and working toward the same goals. Together, we’re shaping the future of education—and giving you the tools and support to lead with confidence.
Here’s how National Principals Association membership supports you:
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Online community to connect year-round with your peers in the secure, members-only Community to exchange ideas, share solutions, and continue meaningful conversations.
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Leadership networks as supportive spaces bring together principals and assistant principals who’ve walked in your shoes—so you can collaborate, troubleshoot challenges, and find encouragement from peers who “get it.”
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Insurance and legal coverage to lead with confidence, knowing you’re protected with access to professional liability insurance, legal fee reimbursement, accidental death insurance, and group term life insurance that’s competitively priced, portable, and available to family members.
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Magazine, E-newsletter, and blog publications for members is blog featuring strategies and tips from leaders and education experts on a variety of education issues. A member resource library is also available and designed to support school leaders with practical, high-quality tools.
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) was founded in 1921 by a visionary group of principals who sought to advance the profession. Today NAESP is the strongest unified voice for pre-K-8 leaders across the U.S. and around the world. NAESP's mission is to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle-level principals and other education leaders in their commitment to all children.
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In addition to a wide variety of membership benefits, including $2 million legal protection, advocacy, resources, networking, and professional development, NAESP also offers the following benefits to support Pre-K-8 administrators.
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Save money on school and office supplies
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Monthly Webinars
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Travel Discounts
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Significant Discounts on a Variety of Insurance AND Great Rates on ID Shield and Legal Shield
For nearly three decades, FranklinCovey Education has been one of the world’s most prominent and trusted providers of educational leadership programs and transformational processes. FranklinCovey’s programs, books, and content have been utilized by thousands of public and private primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools and institutions, including educational service centers and vocational schools in all 50 states within the United States and in over 150 countries.
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This partnership will give our members the opportunity to engage in world-class leadership development content, further equipping them with highly developed competencies and effective strategies directly applicable to their schools. NCPAPA and FranklinCovey’s partnership will provide additional professional growth opportunities to school leaders that will allow them and their schools to thrive in an ever-changing leadership environment. Future professional development opportunities to look forward to include exclusive trainings focused on the 4 Essential Roles of Leadership and The Speed of Trust.
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Aligning Leader in Me to Drive Success in Middle & High Schools
This video showcases the transformative power of the Leader in Me in three secondary schools, North Henderson High School, Rugby Middle School, and Apple Valley Middle School. In it you can see how the comprehensive Leader in Me preK-12 framework seamlessly integrates with their existing effective practices, enhancing and accelerating impact and outcomes for students and staff alike. Empowered by their Leader in Me journey, these schools have challenged traditional leadership paradigms and anchored on the foundation that every student, regardless of their background or abilities, has the potential to develop essential leadership skills connected to and springing from their unique strengths and capabilities. Learn more at https://www.leaderinme.org