KASSP is pleased to announce its Scholarship Winners for 2010. The Association gives two types of Scholarships, a Regional Scholarship ($125) and a Sectional Scholarship ($1,000). These Scholarship Winners have made plans to pursue a career in the field of Education.

Sectional Scholarship Winners

Region 2 -  Taylor Cruce           Lyon Co. High School
Region 8 -  Rachel Shannon      Shelby Co. High School
Region 10- Erin Grigson            Paris High School
Region 13- Candice Asher         Bell Co. High School

Regional Scholarship Winners

Region 1 -  Haley McCuiston      Calloway Co. High School
Region 3 -  Trenton Ackerman  Owensboro Catholic High School
Region 6 -  Dominic Forte         Southern High School
Region 7 -  Benjamin Gies         Atherton High School
Region 12- Cheyenne Jones      Boyle Co. High School
Region 16- Chelsea Dietrich       Paul Blazer High School

Congratulations to our Scholarship Winners!

Owensboro High School Principal Anita Burnette has been named the 2010 "Kentucky Principal of the Year." an award given by the Kentucky Association of Secondary School Principals.

"Mrs. Burnette is an outstanding example of a secondary school principal who models excellence in collaborative leadership; has an exceptional understanding of all facets of curriculum, instruction, and assessment: and has developed a warm and caring environment for students in a way that few high schools could ever hope to match," said Dr. Larry Vick, Superintendent of the Owensboro Public Schools.

Prior to becoming principal,Mrs. Burnette was an O.H.S. assistant principal for two years during which time she very successfully developed an alternative program at the high school. She joined the O.H.S. faculty in 1988 working with students in the Vocational Programs for Special Education and was Special Education Department Chair before developing the alternative program. Mrs. Burnette holds degrees from Tennessee Technological University, the Unversity of Georgia, and Western Kentucky Unversity.

Mrs. Burnette received the"Dawson Orman Award" from KASSP in 2005 for her outstanding leadership qualities. She serves on the KHSAA Board of Control as well as being a member of other professional and community organizations. she has been Principal of Owensboro High School since 2002. Mrs. Burnette will represent Kentucky in consideration for the national MetLife/NASSP Principal of the Year Award.

Congratulations to Anita Burnette.

The Kentucky Association of Secondary School Principals has moved its annual Summer Conference to a new location for the Summer of 2010. The Embassy Suites of Lexington will be the host for this years Summer Conference. The Embassy Suites offers the most modern conference facilities in the state. We are looking forward to this years conference.

The dates for the Summer Conference are June 16-18.

Lisa Puccetti, Assistant Principal of Southern High School Magnet Career Center in Jefferson County, has been named Kentucky's Assistant Principal of the year by KASSP. Puccetti received her Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Louisville and Rank I certification from Indiana University Southeast. She taught school at Assumption High School, served as Dean at Eastern High School and as Assistant Principal at Southern since 2004.

The National Assistant Principal of the Year program is sponsored by NASSP and Virco, and applauds secondary assistant principals in their dedication and success in school leadership, curriculum and personalization. As the Kentucky Assistant Principal of the Year, Lisa will now be considered for the national award, which includes a $5,000 grant. In addition she will attend a forum and awards banquet in Washington, D.C. where she will have the opportunity to share best practice and expertise with the other state winners.

Welcome! I am extremely honored and excited to be President of the Kentucky Association of Secondary School Principals for the 2009-2010 term. Knowing the challenges that each of us face as Secondary Principals, we, as a group, are in the best position to address the issues and navigate the obstacles as we further the effectiveness of our schools.

We are privileged to have some of the very best Principals in our State as part of the KASSP Board. Through their guidance and expertise and with our hard work, we will have our best opportunity to enhance our profession in the most positive manner.

Our goals this year will be to further KASSP's membership drive, present a unified effort in addressing the severe funding crisis for which we all are facing, develop a legislative platform that speaks to the issues of helping students, staff and administrators, advance the cause of education with our local, state and national representatives so that we will have as strong of voice possible in the legislative process, and be an effective participant with the National Association of Secondary Principals.

The Mission of KASSP - The aim of this association is to promote the interest of high school and middle school education in Kentucky by providing professional development activities and collegial support to address issues in connection with the administation of all secondary schools. However, we will only be successful as the amount of time and effort that each one of us is willing to put into fulfilling this mission. Individually we can move forward minimally, but collectively we can achieve a great deal.

Once again, welcome and I look forward to your active involvement.

Sincerely

Ron Ortiz, President
Principal
Central Hardin High School

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