John Clements
Nipmuc Regional High School, Upton, MA, USA Co-Principal
MA, USA
2020 NEASC Jacob Ludes III Leadership Award Recipient - In recognition of a NEASC volunteer whose exemplary leadership performance strengthened the Association.John Clements is Principal of Nipmuc Regional High School. A graduate of Boston University, he began his career at Nipmuc 21 years ago as an English teacher. He spent seven years as an assistant principal and is currently in his ninth year as principal. Mr. Clements is passionate about evolving education to meet the needs of the modern world. He leads a talented team of educators that is focused on continuous improvement, including embedding opportunities to support student agency, deep inquiry, and real work that has relevance beyond the classroom. Mr. Clements is the recipient of the
2017 Massachusetts Principal of the Year Award.
The Jacob Ludes Leadership Award has been created to recognize volunteers within the New England Association of Schools and Colleges who demonstrate leadership qualities that further the goals and objectives of the Association. The recipient of this award is one who has created, led, managed or developed a program, project, or activity that has productively impacted the Association or one of its Commissions in a given year.
John is a personable, innovative, and articulate Principal who generously shares his knowledge with others. Regarded as an educational leader throughout New England, John has served NEASC in several leadership capacities. His commitment to the development of the new Standards for Accreditation has ensured that the NEASC brand continues to be recognized as the gold standard representing integrity and quality.
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