All State School Board

ALL STATE SCHOOL BOARD

Criteria

(1)Any nominee must have attended MSBA’s Phase I and II seminars. Any additional training from MSBA will be one of the factors in selecting candidates. Call the MSBA office at 800-324-4459 to get a list of training your nominee has attended.

(2)Any nominee must have a letter of recommendation from the superintendent AND a letter from at least one current school board member. A candidate may have up to 5 recommendations. Please send all recommendations TOGETHER with the application.

(3)You can use the enclosed form or download it from MSBA’s website at

over the Learning Center tab, click on Leadership Conference, and then click on All State School Board Nomination form. Attach additional sheets if necessary. Additional endorsements (letters of recommendation, newspaper articles, etc.) from a cross section of your community can be included.

(4)The school board member nomination application must be postmarked, faxed or e-mailed by

Friday, October 7, 2016.

(5) The school board member must be serving on a school board which is a member of the

MinnesotaSchool Boards Association.

(6) The school board member must have been elected at least once. (A member may

have been appointed to fill out a term, but must have been successfully elected

following his or her appointment.)

(7)Consideration includes:

(a) MSBA board training and attendance at conferences and seminars;

(b) the level and quality of involvement in the district;

(c) the level and quality of involvement in the community;

(d) demonstrated understandingof the key work of the school board and avoidance

of administrative matters;

(e) a broad base of support that includes a letter from the superintendent AND a letter from at least
one current school board member;

(f) how well the school board member has worked with other school boardmembers; and

(g) commitment to public education as a whole.

(8) A single act or series of acts by an individual school board member, which may

have significantly helped the school system, may also be given consideration by the

judges.

(9) Only one nomination per district.

(10) NO member of the board of directors of the Minnesota School Boards Association is

eligible to be nominated.

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM - ALL STATE SCHOOL BOARD

(Attach additional sheets if more space is needed)

Contact Person for nomination, not the nominee. This is the person who will be notified of the selection committee’s decision (name and email): ______

Name of Nominee (first/middle/last): ______

Home address: City: Zip: ______

School District (Name & Number): ______

MSBA training this nominee has attended. You may call MSBA to get a list of programs the nominee has attended. Included must be Phase I and II. Others may be Leadership Conferences, Summer Seminars, etc.

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Number of years a member of the school board: ______

Board offices held and years: ______

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Other boards of education also served and years: ______

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Nominee’s occupation: ______

Employer: City: ______

Is nominee serving on any local, state or national education-related committee(s)? If so, name committee(s) and capacity:

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List civic organization(s) of which nominee is a member: ______

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List professional organization(s) of which nominee is a member: ______

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Does the nominee take an active role in other school activities? If so, what? ______

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What is the nominee’s strongest area? ______

Example: ______

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Major contributions to school district programs made by the nominee during school board service:

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Other pertinent information, including nominee’s contributions to community activities or services of any nature and letters of endorsement. (All letters and supporting materials should be enclosed with this form.There must be a letter of recommendation from the superintendent AND a current school board member with the application.)

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ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED, FAXED OR EMAILED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016,IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. SEND ALL NOMINATIONS TO:

Minnesota School Boards Association

Attn: Greg Abbott

1900 West Jefferson Avenue

St. Peter, MN56082-3015

Email:

Fax: 507-931-1515