2012
Administrator of the Year Awards
Overview
Each year, ACSA recognizes a select group of individuals for their significant contributions to education through three prestigious awards named in memory of past ACSA leaders:
The Valuing Diversity Award is given to the member whose efforts to promote diversity epitomize ACSA's mission statement.
Programs and businesses that collaborate with administrators in support of education are also recognized though the Partners in Educational Excellence Award.
The Outstanding Media Coverage of Public Education Award recognizes media outlets that go above and beyond regular reporting to highlight the many attributes of public education. All 19 regions are encouraged to honor journalist/media outlets annually. This award also helps to further ACSA's working relationships with the news media.
Students of all grade levels are recognized through the Every Student Succeeding Program, designed to honor students who have succeeded against all odds.
Nomination Forms
Nomination forms for all the awards can be downloaded on the ACSA Awards Program web site at www.acsa.org/awards or click below for each individual award.
- Ferd Kiesel Distinguished Service Award
- Marcus Foster Memorial Award
- Robert E. Kelly Award
The Valuing Diversity Award is given to the member whose efforts to promote diversity epitomize ACSA's mission statement.
Programs and businesses that collaborate with administrators in support of education are also recognized though the Partners in Educational Excellence Award.
The Outstanding Media Coverage of Public Education Award recognizes media outlets that go above and beyond regular reporting to highlight the many attributes of public education. All 19 regions are encouraged to honor journalist/media outlets annually. This award also helps to further ACSA's working relationships with the news media.
Students of all grade levels are recognized through the Every Student Succeeding Program, designed to honor students who have succeeded against all odds.
Nomination Forms
Nomination forms for all the awards can be downloaded on the ACSA Awards Program web site at www.acsa.org/awards or click below for each individual award.
Nomination Checklist
Administrator of the Year Awards
Purpose. These awards recognize outstanding performance and achievement by individual administrators, classified managers or confidential employees in the following categories:
- Superintendent
- Secondary Principal
- Middle Grades Principal
- Elementary Principal
- Central Office Administrator (District/County)
- Elementary Co-Administrator
- Secondary Co-Administrator
- Classified Manager
- Confidential Employee
- Personnel/Human Resources Administrator
- Adult Education Administrator
- Career Technical Education Administrator
- Special Education Administrator
- Superintendent/Principal
- Business Services Administrator
- Pupil Personnel Administrator
- Curriculum and Instruction Administrator
- Continuation/Educational Options Administrator
- Professor of Education
Eligibility. Recipients must be active ACSA members who show strong support for the school management team; exceptional leadership in managing school programs; commitment to educational quality and student achievement; commitment to professional growth; and creativity and innovation in dealing with issues and problems facing public education. Current ACSA employees and ACSA board members are not eligible to receive these awards.
Nomination Process. Nominations for Administrator of the Year awards must be made through the nominee's region. Information and nomination forms can be found at www.acsa.org/awards.
Each region convenes an awards committee to review all nominations. The region president forwards the region's nominee in each category to the state Awards Committee for consideration.
After reviewing all nominations, the state Awards Committee recommends one nominee in each category to the state Board of Directors, which makes the final selection. Recipients are honored at ACSA's Leadership Summit in November.
Deadline. Contact your region president for the region deadline. Deadline for submission of nominations to state ACSA by region presidents is TBA.
To download nomination forms and for FAQ help and resources, pleasevisit www.acsa.org/awards
Emily Senecal-Awards Committee Liason
1029 J Street, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.329.3833 - fax 916.290.0385 - email esenecal@acsa.org
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