Membership in NHASP is more important now than ever before!
Our Mission and Goals
The mission of NHASP as the professional association of school leaders is to provide services to its members by supporting their professional development and leadership for the purpose of continually improving the quality of education for all learners in New Hampshire.
Our goals are: to enable principals to direct their schools more effectively and fulfill their professional obligations by increasing their job skills; to strengthen working relationships with other professional associations; and to work collaboratively with state and national associations on issues of common concern.
The Advantages of Membership
- Expert Advice - Full-time Association personnel trained to meet your needs are just a phone call away.
- Collaborative Activity - We work in partnership with other associations to improve the public image of education by serving as an advocate for students.
- Advocacy - We've given testimony before the State Board of Education, Legislature and Professional Standards Board. NHASP works actively and effectively on State and National Legislation
- Newsnotes - We publish a quarterly newsletter providing news on education's hot issues and practical ways to improve your school.
- Salary Survey - The NHASP Salary and Benefits Survey is published each September. It gives salary comparisons for the entire state. This survey information is most helpful during your budget preparation.
- Professional Development and Networking - Various opportunities to participate in timely programs that assist professionals in developing and maintaining high-quality job skills.
Where Principals Gain a Professional Edge
Become a member of NHASP and you'll be a part of a dynamic organization that helps you deal with the daily challenges of educating our children. With our help, you can:
- Bring out the best in your staff
- Improve curriculum and instruction
- Motivate student achievement
- Develop new discipline skills
- Stimulate parent involvement
- Create better community relations
- Enrich staff development
- Heighten classroom management
We know you need practical solutions to real world problems. All of our publications, conferences and workshops are developed with input from New Hampshire principals like you, giving you ideas that work!
Dues Categories
- Full Membership - Available to principals, assistant principals, teaching principals, vocational directors, supervisors, department heads, directors and coordinators who administer or supervise educational programs and/or staff for at least 50% of their work day.
- Associate Membership - Available to individules not eligible for full membership. This includes those who serve in an administrative position in a regional, state or national educational agency or association, college or university, or those who teach persons preparing for a professional career in educational administration.
- Special Membership - Available to former principals, aspiring principals, universitiy personnel, teachers, or other interested people not mentioned above.
- Retired Membership - Availbable to retired principals and assistant principals.
- Special Member Plus - Available to Special Members with the additional benefit of job counseling and mock interviews.