As we continue to confront the devastating realities of the proposed SY26-27 school budgets, I want to remind every member that CPAA’s first and most urgent priority has been fighting to protect Assistant Principals as foundational positions in every school.
TAKE ACTION! Contact your elected school board members (listed by district in the table below) and remind them that YOUR CHILDREN and THEIR SCHOOLS MATTER.
If you need help balancing the books, ask the leaders who manage their own abysmal budgets every year; we continuously find solutions that aren’t this detrimental to our children.
In the first week of April, the White House released its proposed FY27 budget, outlining top line goals, selected program increases, and proposed eliminations. The proposal marks the beginning of the FY27 appropriations process, which will move to Congress following the April recess.
“At the core of everything, we have to ground ourselves in the understanding that we’re working with children — and that leading with empathy must always come first.”
Twenty-nine school leaders from across the nation have been recognized by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as part of the 2026 class of National Outstanding Assistant Principals, highlighting the critical role assistant principals play in supporting students, staff, and school communities.
Assistant principals are often the steady presence when a school is at its most uncertain. They bring calm to difficult situations, provide support to teachers, and offer consistency that students come to depend on.
People warn you about middle school students, but what’s often called ‘disrespect’ is really a form of communication. When you learn to understand it, you can help students in meaningful ways—it’s like breaking a code.
Assistant principals are being celebrated in the U.S. Senate, as a group of Democratic lawmakers moves to formally recognize their contributions to schools across the country.
Led by Dick Durbin, alongside Mazie Hirono, Martin Heinrich, and Ben Ray Luján, the resolution would designate April 6 through April 10, 2026, as “National Assistant Principals Week.”
