NAESP’s members-only benefits are targeted, relevant, and designed to get you the information and insight you need to be a better principal.
Get details by
- reviewing the summaries below and follow links to benefits of particular interest (some links may require a one-time member login)
- downloading a member benefits brochure
- calling us toll-free at 800-386-2377 for fast answers to your questions
Professional Development
Conventions and seminars—Annual convention, conferences and workshops, the highly acclaimed Summer Institute, and online seminars feature practical information for principals at all levels of experience on a wide variety of “must-know” topics. Members receive up to 40 percent off the nonmember rate.
Advocacy
Public Policy—NAESP’s advocacy agenda tracks education-related news, legislation, and policy decisions in Congress, the White House, the U.S. Department of Education, and other federal agencies with the goal of protecting the needs and interests of elementary and middle-level principals nationwide.
Publications
Principal magazine —Award-winning magazine published five times a year gives members the information and insight they need to be better principals. Members have exclusive access to online content and a searchable database of past articles.
Communicator—Monthly e-newsletter highlights association and education-related news, research, and trends.
“Report to Parents”—A bulletin written for principals to reproduce and circulate to parents that features practical information on a range of topics that help parents get—and stay—engaged school. Robust archives cover a wide range of family-friendly topics.
“Before the Bell”—A news brief reporting on the latest education issues delivered to every member’s e-mail inbox.
E-newsletters—NAESP’s four content-specific newsletters report on leadership, diversity, research, and middle-level education in a concise, practical, and easy-to-access format.
Resources and Services
Books—Significant discounts on 120-plus books filled with expert advice and practical information that directly serves readers’ needs; wide-ranging topics include everything from data-based decision making to leading professional learning communities.
Members’ Marketplace—The go-to online site that enables principals to purchase products that celebrate their affiliation with NAESP and declare their pride in the principalship, as part of NAESP’s Proud to Be a Principal initiative.
Student Recognition—NAESP, as co-sponsor of the American Student Council Association program, provides principals with incentives and recognition products to reward student leadership; members only are eligible to participate in the national ASCA honors program. NAESP members can also participate in the National Elementary Honor Society to recognize and reward student academic excellence.
Professional Standards
Leading Learning Communities—NAESP’s research-based, gold standard for what elementary principals should know and know how to do; sets priorities and provides specific tools and resources to help principals meet standards of highly effective leadership.
Leading Early-Childhood Learning Communities—identifies the six standards to help principals to provide instructional leadership in supporting early childhood education and “extending the continuum of learning.”
Leading After-School Learning Communities—The definitive document that gives principals the knowledge, tools, and resources they need to establish and sustain quality after-school programs that enhance student success.
Career Support
Legal Benefits Program—Members receive $1 million in individual professional liability coverage and up to $10,000 for job protection defense claims, based on continuous years of membership with a $500 deductible.
Career Center—Provides key career services geared to both job seekers and employers, including job listings and postings.
Discounts on Graduate Degrees—Advance your career with an advanced degree through NAESP’s partnership with NOVA Southeastern University.
Research, Surveys, and Grants
Ten-Year Study—Hallmark study paints a comprehensive picture of the principalship; reports on current and longitudinal data, issues, and trends that affect the profession.
Yareka—A “network of networks” that combines the best resources from a host of sources in a wide range of formats, including reports, articles, webcasts, blogs, podcasts, curriculum materials, e-books, games, simulations, tests, and surveys.
Principals’ Salaries, 2008-2009—Keep track of where your salary stacks up with your peers nationwide in this survey, conducted by Educational Research Service and published in Principal magazine.
Survey on Recess—NAESP partnered with Gallup and Fenton Communications to survey elementary principals about the impact of recess on instruction. Results focus on such issues as school climate, conflict and discipline, recess behavior and supervision, and rewards and punishments.
Reports and Areas of Study—Timely research and reports about elementary and middle-level education from a wide range of sources, organized in easy-to-use categories, including measuring academic performance, school curricula, schools and school districts, education policy, and after school initiatives.
Promising Practices
Project ideas, programs, and techniques principals have implemented in their own schools to raise student achievement and improve learning communities; samples provide an excellent starting point for principals who want to improve the learning communities they lead.
Professional Networking
National network—Members instantly gain 27,000 friends and colleagues—a national network of peers who share the complexities, rewards, and challenges of being a principal.
Annual convention—Provides elementary school principals with a rare opportunity to regroup, refresh, and reconnect with colleagues away from the daily pressures of the school building.
NAESP’s social networks—Connect with peers and join discussions on the NAESP Facebook page, LinkedIn group, the Principal’s Office blog, and PrincipalSpace, NAESP’s own online community.
Principals HelpLine—A confidential, on-line forum where members can ask questions about their most pressing issues and challenges; veteran principals respond one-on-one via-e-mail within 48 hours.
State-Based Colleagues—Find your colleagues, peers, and friends in your state or district.
Enhanced Purchasing Power
Principals Buyers Guide—Online guide that directs you to vendors that offer the products and services your school needs.
Access Development—NAESP’s partnership enables members to receive significant discounts on products and services offered by some of the world’s best brands, from dining and shopping to cruises, travel, and car rentals.
NAESP credit card – gives members the convenience of using a dedicated card for every day purchases including buying books in the NPRC, registrations for professional development opportunities, and annual membership dues.
National Volunteer and Leadership Opportunities
Networking and Leadership Opportunities—Members have the opportunity to serve the profession by running for a seat on the NAESP Board of Directors or by participating in a leadership position with their state affiliate.
Recognition for Professional Excellence
National Distinguished Principals—Honors and celebrates exemplary pre-K-8 principals and calls attention to the fundamental importance of the principalship; sponsored by NAESP in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education.
Questions? Contact the NAESP Member Service Center toll-free at 800-386-2377 or membership@naesp.org.