| Delaware Principal of the Year Curt Bunting from Sussex Technical High School recently attended the MetLife/NASSP National Principal of the Year Program on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the program took place Oct. 14-17 and provided a forum for Bunting to network with the 50 state principals of the year about future best practices in education in schools on the national level and in Delaware.
Bunting had the opportunity to meet with Delaware’s U.S. Sen. Tom Carper and discuss the reauthorization of the Elementary Secondary Education Act. He also met Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan.
Other topics of discussion on Capitol Hill included the establishment of October as National Principals Month, school leadership and key legislation.
The program culminated with by a black-tie affair honoring the 50 recipients of the state principal of the year distinction.
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