The Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) today announced that Karyn Morgan, assistant principal of Staples High School, has been named the 2015 High School Assistant Principal of the Year.
Karyn Morgan: “overwhelmed by this award.” Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Nominated for the award by fellow Staples Assistant Principal Rich Franzis, Morgan “is known for her unsparing personal and professional investment in her school and her single-minded drive to ensure success for every child in her care,” an announcement said.
It quoted Staples parent Janine Bassin as saying: “Karyn has a deep and unwavering dedication to facilitate the best possible high school experience and outcome for each and every one of her students.”
“I am overwhelmed and completely humbled by this award,” Morgan said, according to the news release. “I share this honor with the entire Westport community; a community of individuals who believe in the ideals of education. This honor could not have happened without their support and I will be forever grateful.”
Morgan has been selected by CAS to represent Connecticut in the National Assistant Principal of the Year Program sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
She, along with assistant principals from each of the other 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity associations, will compete for the national honor.
No one better than Karyn Morgan could be more deserving of this award. She has the utmost professionalism nature for a High School Assistant Principal. She goes out of her way to try to know each one of her students, which is no easy task for anyone. Congratulations Ms. Morgan you truly deserve this award!
Theresa Bairaktaris