Dr. Allison Persad
@apersad
Boy Mom. Wife. Dreamer and Do-er. Lead Learner and Principal of The Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria. Co- Founder @thegreysongrant. she/her/hers.
Service above self, an invigorating few days with leaders across our nation dedicated to our most important mission: education. @NASSP #schoolleaders #principalsUNITED #principalleadership #servantleadership




Had an opportunity to lead a Meetup session on “Burnout”, reframed to Joy Triggers! Thanks for participating! #principalsUNITED

“Positive outliers leave a legacy.”@MarcusJBelin #principalsUNITED #unleashingyourWHY #principalsadvocate #principalleadership


“Teachers want to be seen,valued and heard.” @derrickLawson62 @marypatcumming sharing nuggets of culture and leadership #principalsUNITED

Set goals. Keep swimming. Invigorating keynote from @TheSharkDaymond this morning! A Queens - Trini native, like me! Love the hustle and focus! #principalsUNITED



Congratulations to @NASSP NYS 2025 HS principal of the year Pierre Orbe, straight from the Bx! highlighted for his turnaround work in @NYCSchools #nassp #PrincipalsAdvocate #publiceducation #principalleadership

An amazing day with Elizabeth Flores Amaya @WomensSportsFdn as Principal for a Day in partnership with @pencilorg #Pfad2025 #principalforaday




Being on Capitol Hill today, meeting with members of Congress, it reaffirmed my thoughts in stone: “There’s no substitute for a good teacher. Period.” #teachersarethebackbone to our education system, let’s do better so they can do better. #savepubliceducation
Girls from NY, know how to make an impact! The office @AOC @RepAOC is a shrine to her efforts in public service! Counting on your support to protect #PublicEducation #PrincipalsAdvocate

400+ @NASSP @NAESP school leaders and students are on Capitol Hill right now asking Congress to defend federal support for K-12 schools across the country. Learn what they are fighting for in their 2025 Legislative Agenda: nassp.org/2025legagenda/ #PrincipalsAdvocate
Refreshing collaboration with @JohnMannionNY22, former teacher, who understands that the 525K students with disabilities in NY and the 14.2B (nationwide funding)we need to assist our most vulnerable students in America: IDEA funding is critical. #principalsadvocate @NASSP


Early morning on Capitol Hill with #NYstrong #Edleaders to #advocate for #PublicEducation in NY and across our country. #Levelfunding #fundingforallstudents #teachersmatter #principalsadvocate



There’s no place I’d rather be, at this pivotal moment, the opportunity to #advocate for #PublicEducation for every child in America 🇺🇸, our courageous teachers and our heroic school leaders. #principalsadvocate
.@NASSP CEO Ronn Nozoe is kicking off the 2025 National School Leaders Advocacy Conference at the historic Mayflower Hotel in our nation’s capital! 400 school leaders are here from all 50 states ready to demand that Congress protect #PublicEducation 🇺🇸 #PrincipalsAdvocate
‘I don’t get burnt out as much’ How using AI can support teacher retention and personalize feedback. Shout out to @tywlsastoria teacher on her contribution tinyurl.com/r6334p8f @EdWeekTeacher @EdWeekEdTech
An incredible start to our teacher led 5 part series PD : the practical guide to AI, a no nonsense guide for teachers #AIinEducation #teachingwithAI #AIdatascience


We are in design phase for implementing our first #AI student courses for the fall, building #design projects and exploring #AI in healthcare, marketing, finance and art. Anyone in an ideation space on student courses that want to partner? Reach out! #AIinEducation
Are you an aspiring school leader ? Join us now 4:30pm EST with @NASSP - hosted by National Principal of the Year! Link shorturl.at/LwImj #aspiringschoolleaders #schoolleadership