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AASA,
founded in 1865, is the professional organization for over
16,500 educational leaders across North America and in many
other countries. The four major focus areas for AASA are:
The
organization, with a staff of 50, is one of elementary and
secondary education's longstanding professional
organizations. NASSP
serves education leaders in middle level schools and high
schools, including administrators, teachers, students, and
others interested in education and the welfare of today's
youth. NASSP
sponsors the National Alliance of High Schools and the
National Alliance of Middle Level Schools. NASSP is also the
parent organization of the National Honor Society®,
National Junior Honor Society®, American Technology
Honor Society®, National Association of Student
Councils®, National Association of Student Activity
Advisers® and Middle Level Student Activities
Association®. Membership
in NASSP includes a wide variety of people interested in
secondary education. Although most members are principals
and assistant principals in public, private, and parochial
secondary schools, many are central office administrators,
professors of secondary education, teachers and department
heads, or retired educators. NAESP is
dedicated to assuring that every American boy and girl
receive the world's best elementary and middle school
education. We accept
the profound challenges inherent in those findings, and we
emphasize that the school's first and foremost concern must
be the progress and welfare of its students. Each of them
must be helped to achieve their full
potential. Overall,
NAESP is dedicated to serving our nation-to assuring its
continued strength and prosperity by assuring the best
possible schooling for our most important resource, our
children.
