An organization made up of “approximately 40,000 middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and aspiring principals from the United States and more than 60 other countries,” the NASSP’s mission is to promote excellence in school leadership... [by providing] members with a wide variety of programs and services to assist them in administration, supervision, curriculum planning, and effective staff development.” http://www.principals.org/about_us/02-01.html; accessed 7/10/02)

Sponsors of various programs include:

• Coca-Cola Company
• Herff Jones, Inc.
• Jostens, Inc.
• VALIC/American General
• Wendy’s International, Inc.

(http://www.principals.org/about_us/02-08.html; accessed 7/10/02)