AALA is cautiously optimistic Superintendent Beutner and the Board of Education will once and for all solve the plight of the Assistant Principal, Elementary Instructional Specialist. The AP,EIS position, in its inception, was a successful pipeline and bench leading to principal positions. Just ask around. Some of the most effective principals, directors, and senior leaders began their careers as a FULL-TIME AP,EIS assigned to ONE school who supported the principal with meeting the needs of special education students and the school’s daily operations. Then the