Nominations for 2025 Principal of The Year

The Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association is accepting nominations for the 2025 MEMSPA Principal of the Year award. This award is designed to recognize outstanding principals whose contributions to the profession are exemplary and recognized by their peers and communities alike. The program honors principals who have exhibited extraordinary leadership, commitment to their students and faculty, service to their communities and contributions to the overall profession, including their professional associations. 

The winning elementary or middle level principal nominee will also be the MEMSPA candidate to the National Association of Elementary School Principals National Distinguished Principal Award in 2026. Nominations and supporting information are accepted from students, teachers, administrators, civic groups, and parents groups.

Please submit all materials to Shanna@memspa.org.

Nomination deadline: October 10, 2025

Winner to be announced: December 4, 2025

Information and Nomination Form

Radiate Hope,

Kimberly Gillow