New Champion for Change award to honor outstanding BOE president


On Board Online • December 15, 2014

In 2015, NYSSBA will bestow a new award called the Champion for Change Award. The criteria for this honor will change annually. In 2015, it will go to an outstanding school board president.

The award will go each year to a current school board member, who, in the judgment of the NYSSBA Awards Committee, should be recognized for innovative and ethical leadership to bring about ground-breaking improvements in school district programs and operations.

Nomination forms and guidelines are online at www.nyssba.org/CFC. The deadline is April 20, 2015. Please note that all nominations must be done online.

The NYSSBA Awards Committee will evaluate Champion for Change Award nomination forms and evaluate the nominations based on the following:

  • Special announced annual criteria. (In 2015, only school board presidents will be eligible).
  • The creativeness of the innovations.
  • Evidence of improvements to school district programs and operations.
  • Ethical leadership skills leading to ground-breaking changes.
  • The extent to which the candidate's recognition will inspire other school board members to make similar or even greater contributions. The winner should be a role model for future school board members.

All current school board members are eligible, with the exception of members of NYSSBA's Board of Directors, who are ineligible. However, past members who have been off the NYSSBA board at least three years may be nominated if still serving on a local or BOCES board.

To be considered, the nomination materials must include a resolution of a member board nominating the candidate for the award.

Nominations will be considered by the NYSSBA Awards Committee, which is chaired by Area 5 Director and 2nd Vice President William Miller. If the committee finds no candidate meets the award's standards, no award will be presented.

The Champion for Change Award will be presented during a regional meeting at the end of the school year at a time and place to be determined.

For any questions regarding this application or the process, please contact Archa Wachowicz, business development manager, at (518) 783-3788 or archa.wachowicz@nyssba.org.




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