Gary Kipp
Co-Host of A Matter of Principals
Gary Kipp joined AWSP as executive director in September 2003 after nearly 30 years as a teacher, assistant principal and principal. He retired as AWSP's Executive Director in the summer of 2018. The majority of his time in the principalship was focused at the high school level, where he spent 20 years leading Mark Morris High School (Longview SD). Before that, he served as assistant principal at Cascade and Monticello middle schools, also in Longview. Before transitioning to AWSP, he also served as an assistant superintendent for Evergreen Public Schools in Vancouver.
Gary holds a master’s in educational administration from the University of Washington, although his true loyalties lie with his undergraduate alma mater Washington State University. Gary graduated from Ballard High School (Seattle PS). He and his wife, Sue, live in Olympia. They have two adult children and five grandchildren.
Gary Kipp has hosted two Episodes.
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Episode 51: Gary Kipp on Leadership, Learning, and the Framework That Shaped a State
October 11th, 2026 | 32 mins 37 secs
assistant principals, awsp, education, k-12, leadership, principals
Former AWSP Executive Director Gary Kipp joins David Morrill to share the history, philosophy, and development of the AWSP Leadership Framework. From the evolution of accountability systems to the creation of the framework’s original seven responsibilities, Gary provides a behind-the-scenes look at how a tool designed by practitioners became the foundation for principal evaluation and leadership development across Washington state.
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Episode 5: MPLN - Educating the Whole Child
May 16th, 2019 | 26 mins 21 secs
mpln, mtss, sel, whole child
A group of principals from our Mastering Principal Leadership Network talk about how they focus on educating the whole child.