Maine Principals' Association
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The Maine Principals' Association is a nonprofit, private, coeducational institution offering voluntary membership to Maine elementary, middle, and high schools, both public and private.
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[edit] History
First established in 1927 as the State Principals' Association, it became the the Maine Principals' Association in 1992 as a result of a merger between the Maine Secondary School Principals' Association (est. 1951) and the Maine Elementary Principals' Association (est. 1975).
[edit] Responsibilities
The MPA coordinates athletic, academic, and performance interscholastic events between member schools by providing venues and officials (judges, referees, umpires, etc.).
Athletic: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Skiing (Alpine), Skiing (Nordic), Soccer, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track (Indoor), Track (Outdoor), Volleyball, Wrestling
Academic/Performance: Debate, Drama, Music, National Honor Society, Science Fair, Speech, Student Council
In addition to interscholastic events, the MPA offers a "Professional Division", which provides opportunities for education and professional advancement for elementary, middle/junior high and high school principals, assistant principals, technical education center directors, assistant directors and other administrators who function primarily as building principals or assistant principals.
[edit] Current
The MPA currently has 153 member schools, including all of Maine's public instutitions and some private ones, as well.
