COLUMBUS, Ohio — April Knight, the principal of Avondale Elementary School in Columbus City Schools, is set to serve as the president of the National Association of Elementary School Principals starting next year, according to a post on the district’s website.

What You Need To Know

  • April Knight, the principal Avondale Elementary School in Columbus City Schools, is set to serve as the president of the National Association of Elementary School Principals starting next year

  • Knight had already been a member of the national organization, serving as the vice president during this most recent school year

  • The school will be taken care of by staff and a new administrator in her year-long absence.

“This role is an opportunity for me to highlight the work that we do in Columbus,” Knight said in the post. “This is a very unique opportunity, and I can’t wait to do it.”

Knight had already been a member of the national organization, serving as the vice president during this most recent school year. The post notes she is now prepping for her final year at Avondale before she assumes this new role.

It also notes that the school will be taken care of by staff and a new administrator in her year-long absence.

“She is a natural leader… Her colleagues in the region and throughout the District reach out to her for her guidance and mentorship,” Region 1 Area Superintendent Scott Nelson said in the post. “I am honored to be able to work with Principal Knight.”

NAESP describes its mission as: "...to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle-level principals and other education leaders in their commitment for all." children."