Amy Boyles Named 2027 Michigan High School Principal
Everett High School leader from Lansing is selected for the state's top principal honor and will represent Michigan in national competition.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Secondary Education
The Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals selected Amy Boyles, principal of Everett High School in Lansing, as its 2027 High School Principal of the Year. Boyles will serve as Michigan's nominee for the National Principals Association High School Principal of the Year competition.
Why it matters
The award recognizes measurable gains in school climate and student outcomes at Everett, and its selection process draws on student leaders alongside association board members. It highlights how school leadership is evaluated across Michigan's secondary schools.
Everett's office discipline referrals dropped from more than 2,000 to fewer than 400 under Boyles' leadership, and the school reports a 95 percent graduation rate. Results of the national competition have not been reported.
The players
Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP)
MASSP is the state professional association for secondary school principals in Michigan, which runs the Administrators of the Year Award program honoring four building leaders each year.
Amy Boyles
Amy Boyles is a longtime Michigan educator and principal of Everett High School in Lansing, who previously taught and served in school administration for 15 years.
The details
Boyles, a Grand Blanc native who graduated from Grand Blanc High School in 1992, became Everett's principal in 2021 after 25 years as an educator, 15 of them in administration. Clara Martinez nominated her, and selection followed a review by Michigan Student Leadership students and MASSP Board of Directors members.
Timeline
2021: Boyles becomes principal of Everett High School.
November 5, 2026: MASSP announces Boyles as 2027 High School Principal of the Year.
February: State award winners are recognized at the National Education Leadership Awards ceremony.
Season Trajectory
Boyles' selection is one of four annual honors MASSP confers through its Administrators of the Year Award program, which spotlights building leaders across Michigan. Her nomination advances her from a state-level recognition toward the national High School Principal of the Year competition.
Families and educators in Michigan can watch for the national competition results and the February awards ceremony as concrete markers of Boyles' progress. Parents tracking school discipline and graduation trends can use Everett's reported figures as a reference point for their own schools.
The takeaway
Consistent attention to discipline and graduation data, paired with strong school culture, can produce measurable gains that state and national leaders recognize. Readers interested in school leadership can track how such results are reported across their own districts.
What happens next
Boyles will represent Michigan at the National Principals Association High School Principal of the Year competition, and state award winners will be recognized at the National Education Leadership Awards ceremony in February.
Further reading
Explore more on Secondary Education to see how school leaders across Michigan are shaping student outcomes.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Genesee County View -.
