What is the Principal for a Day Program?

During the 2021 legislative session, House Concurrent Resolution 25 was enacted with no dissenting votes to declare the General Assembly's support for civic education, declare the third week in September as the kick-off week for America's Legislators Back to School Program, and encourage members to participate in the "Principal for a Day" (PFAD) program.

The PFAD program is designed to give legislators a first-hand look at what is going on in Kentucky schools and to build stronger partnerships between legislators and public education. To get the most out of this program and see what really goes on during a school day, we hope they can spend as much time as possible as Principal for a Day. The PFAD program is not meant to be just a normal school visit, but rather to see how things really work and what administrators deal with daily.

Who Can Participate
Although the resolution was passed by state legislators in the Kentucky General Assembly, any locally elected official is welcome to participate. (i.e., state/federal legislators, mayors, county judges, supreme court justices, etc.)

Need Help Scheduling a Visit?
Complete this quick request form  or call (800) 928-5272 or email Bob Rowland (bob@kasa.org)
 

 


Watch video to hear Whitley Co. Supt. Siler and Principal Osborne
explain why Principal for a Day is important

 

PFAD Toolkit Items


Take a look at some of the previous years PFAD visits: 2021    2022    2023
 


Contact Your Legislators

Follow-Up After PFAD Visit
Once your visits are scheduled, please share the information with KASA so that we may collect data on the program. You can easily share the information with us at this link or email Taylor McCane
   
Whitley Co. Supt. Siler calls on KY Superintendents to invite legislators to be Principal for a Day   Whitley Co. Principal Osborne urges KY Principals to invite legislators to be Principal for a Day   Senate President Stivers invites all legislators to participate in the Principal for a Day Program

"The Principal for a Day program was designed to give legislators a first-hand look at what is going on in Kentucky schools and to build stronger partnerships between legislators and public education," said Representative Steve Riley. "We want the PFAD program to be a meaningful experience for legislators to experience the challenges and sometimes difficult responsibilities of school leadership."