To Be Presented at the 68Th School Board and Distinguished Educator Banquet

D. Richard Wynn Distinguished SchoolBoard Award

To be presented at the 68th School Board and Distinguished Educator Banquet

Thursday, March 17, 2016, at the Edgewood Country Club

Nomination Procedures 2015-2016

Introduction

The D. Richard Wynn Award was initiated by the Executive Committee during the 1988-89 school year. Procedures to nominate organizations which are to be considered for the award have been approved by the Executive Committee. Each point in these procedures should be addressed in the application in order to be considered in the review process.

Nomination materials for School Board accomplishments during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015school years must be received by Tri-State byFebruary 1, 2016. Awards will be presented during the School Board andDistinguished Educator Banquet on March 17, 2016, at the Edgewood Country Club, 100 Churchill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235.The nominated board must be available to receive the award at the banquet.

Nominating Procedures

Fill out the nomination form below, being sure to

(1)List the names of all school directors who were involved over the two school years of 2013-2014and 2014-2015.

(2)Identify important issues which were addressed during the two-year period. For each issue, provide a brief description of the interactions between the Board and the professional personnel who were involved in the issue. Each issue should reflect directly on improved schooling for students. If the resolution of the issue led to the development of policy, identify the policy.

The issues cited in the application should indicate effective problem solving process; issues need not be conflict free.

(3)Each application should be accompanied by a resolution from the Board indicating their support of the documentation.

Evaluation of Applications

The Leadership Committee of the Executive Committee will review all applications and recommend awardees. All applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for the Award. More than one award may be granted each year.

The criteria which will be used to review each application will be as follows:

Were the issues directly related to improved schooling for students?
Was each issue described clearly?
Were Board-School District personnel interactions described?
Were the problem solving processes effective in addressing the issue and should these processes be cited as exemplary practices of School Boards and school personnel?

Please return all application materials to

Dr. Diane Kirk, c/o Tri-State Area School Study Council

University of Pittsburgh

4302 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

230 South Bouquet Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 1, 2016

Nomination Form 2015-2016*

Nominator Information
Name / Email
Nominee School District Information
School District
Superintendent
Superintendent Phone # & Email
School District Address
Street
City / State, Zip
Highest Ranking Board Officer
Name / Title
Other Board Members (2 years, indicate which years served)

Please submit the following with this nomination:

A brief descriptive statement of the school board’s accomplishments that addresses the following areas:

(1)Identify important issues which were addressed during the two-year period. For each issue, provide a brief description of the interactions between the Board and the professional personnel who were involved in the issue. Each issue should reflect directly on improved schooling for students. If the resolution of the issue led to the development of policy, identify the policy.

(2)Identify this Board’s contributions to education or other telling examples that make it distinguished.