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The Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership recognizes exemplary principals for their

contributions to their schools and communities. The program honors principals that have spearheaded initiatives

to increase student performance, promote safe learning environments and establish partnerships with parents and

community members. Each year, districts nominate one principal from each of three school categories: elementary,

middle and high school. District nominees compete only within their school categories and their respective

Department of Education reporting regions. The reporting regions are set forth on the attached map. From the

nominations, one nominee per school category may be selected for each region such that a total of 15 principals

may be selected statewide. Monetary awards will be provided to the recipients of the Principal Achievement Award

for Outstanding Leadership.

Timeline for Selection of Recipients of 2005 Principal Achievement A

ward

for Outstanding Leadership

Fall, 2004

Distribution of nomination packets to superintendents and

district program coordinators

June 30, 2005

Nomination packet postmark due date

July-August, 2005

Selection committee reviews district nominee packets

Fall, 2005

Recipients of 2005 Principal Achievement Award for

Outstanding Leadership honored during the Commissioner’s

Summit for Principals

NOMINATION PROCEDURES

The following requirements must be met in nominating a candidate for the 2005 Principal

Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership:

•

Prior to June 30, 2005, participating districts must select not more than three candidates.

Each candidate will

represent one of the following school categories: elementary, middle or high school.

In the event the

candidate serves as the principal of a school with multiple grade levels (for example,

K-8, 7-12 or K-12) or a facility that operates as a vocational technical school or alternative

education center, it is within the discretion of the District Superintendent to select the

appropriate school category for the candidate.

The method and materials used to select the

candidates may vary according to the district.

•

Only the District Superintendent may submit the nominations.

Nominations should be

made without regard to race, age, gender, national origin, religious afﬁ

liation or disability.

•

Each district may nominate only three candidates. Each candidate must have at least 4

(four) years of experience as a public school principal. Each candidate is required to have

served his/her current school at least 2 (two) years preceding the ﬁling of the application.

• Submit a completed nomination packet for each nominee

with a cover letter

from the District

Superintendent verifying that the nominee has been selected to represent the district for the 2005

Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership program.

The letter should specify the

nominee’s school category.

• Enclose

two letters of recommendation. Each letter must not exceed more than two

pages in length.

The letters may be prepared by another principal, a District Superintendent or his

designee, a university professor, an assistant principal or a teacher leader.

•

No more than two recommendation letters will be accepted.

• Attach one recent

color photograph

of the nominee (5” x 7” head shot). The Department cannot

guarantee that the photograph will be returned. Please do not staple or tape the photograph to the

application.

• Enclose the

signed nomination form and one (1) copy of the nomination packet

(cover

letter, letters of recommendation and application form). Each copy of the application must be stapled at

the upper left corner.

Send the nomination packet to:

Principal Achievement Award

Packets must be postmarked on or before

Florida Department of Education

Thursday, June 30, 2005.

325 West Gaines Street, Suite 124

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

In the event a district nominee is selected as a recipient of the 2005 Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding

Leadership, the Department of Education will notify the District Superintendent and the award recipient.

MONET

ARY AWARDS

Monetary awards will be distributed to the recipients of the Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding

Leadership. In addition, monetary awards will be provided to the schools of the recipients of the Principal

Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership.

COMMISSIONER’S SUMMIT FOR PRINCIPALS

The award recipients will also be invited to attend the Commissioner’s Summit for Principals, which is supported

jointly by the Department of Education and the Florida Association of School Administrators.

The recipients will be

honored at the Summit in early fall of 2005.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Each district nominee will be evaluated based upon the following criteria:

• Actively participates in continued professional development as evidenced by participation in high quality

professional development opportunities and/or advanced degrees

• Demonstrates leadership in educational activities at the district and/or state and national level, such as

active membership in an advisory council, task force, or professional organization

• Demonstrates a superior ability to foster excellence in education and contribute to the continuous

improvement of student learning and the school environment with an emphasis on reading instruction

• Dedicated to providing resources for faculty and school personnel that allow them to continually improve

and/or enhance education

• Displays exemplary management skills in his/her transactions with faculty, staff and community members

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to creating a climate conducive to effective teaching and learning

• Fosters an environment that respects and celebrates diversity among staff and students

• Promotes systemic professional development initiatives that contribute to student performance and/or

professional growth

• Selects and supports developmentally appropriate initiatives for special student populations that

contribute to their continued achievement

• Demonstrates ability to foster partnerships and maintain effective communication through community

outreach and family involvement

• Provides evidence of school performance improvement and/or student learning gains during the course

of the nominee’s tenure as principal

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING SECTIONS I-VII OF THE

APPLICATION FOR THE 2005 PRINCIPAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP:

Respond to the following seven (7) sections.

Responses must be typed utilizing a font not smaller

than 11 point.

Begin each section on a new page. At the top of the page, specify the section number,

title, question(s) posed and page limit information.

(A sample header should read as follows: “I.

Educational History and Professional Development Activities. Two pages.”)

If the section allows

more than one page for the response, the subsequent pages need only be identiﬁ

ed with the section number.

Limit your answers to the number of pages requested in each section.

In fairness to all nominees, only the number

of pages requested will be reviewed.

Educational History and Professional Development Activities

(Limit response to two double-spaced pages)

Provide a copy of your resume, setting forth the following information:

a. Beginning with the most recent, list colleges and universities attended including postgraduate studies.

Indicate degrees earned and dates of attendance.

b. Beginning with the most recent, list professional employment history, indicating time period, position

held, and name of school or institution.

c. Beginning with the most recent, list professional and community involvement activities undertaken

within the ﬁve (5) year period preceding the ﬁling of this application.

d. Beginning with the most recent, list awards and honors that you or your school have received within

the ﬁve (5) year period preceding the ﬁling of this application. For each award and honor listed,

explain the manner in which it reﬂects recognition of the quality of education provided through your

leadership.

II. School Proﬁle

10 points

(Answer each of the following. Limit response to 1 double-spaced page.)

Provide a description of your school, including enrollment data, student demographics, and unique programs

or designations that support your nomination (i.e., professional development school, career academies, innovative

structure, magnet school, Grade 6 only school, etc.)

III.

Increasing Student Per

formance

35 points

(Limit response to 2 double-spaced pages. In addition to the response, not more than 3 pages of supporting

documentation as outlined in the indicators below may be attached.)

Provide a three (3) year proﬁle of your school’s student performance. The proﬁle should incorporate indicators

from the school report including school grades for the current and previous academic years as well as attendance

data, records of suspensions and expulsions and school safety data as reported pursuant to Goal 5.

The proﬁle

should also include applicable test scores and data for Math, Reading, Total Battery, Florida Writes!, High School

Competency Test (HSCT), Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), Advanced Placement records and

completion rates for high level mathematics and science courses.

Please provide charts and/or graphic materials

that record annual changes in the data with an emphasis on gains in reading improvement.

In addition, discuss any changes you have initiated that have impacted student achievement.

IV.

Enrollment

10 points

(Limit response to 1 double-spaced page.)

Describe changes in your school’s enrollment. Explain the measures you have undertaken to address these

changes in order to maintain high student achievement and promote a safe learning environment.

V. Community Partnerships and Family Involvement

10 points

(Answer each of the following. Limit response to 2 double-spaced pages.)

Provide a description of the community based partnerships that you have established for your school

during the three (3) year period preceding the ﬁling of this application. Identify the school’s primary

partnerships and discuss the impact of these partnerships on the school’s students and faculty.

Discuss the level of family and volunteer involvement in your school.

Provide data regarding the

number of family members and volunteers actively participating in school programs and discuss the

manner in which they are recruited and utilized.

VI. Professional Development

20 points

(Limit response to 1 double-spaced page.)

Describe signiﬁcant and/or systemic professional development initiatives implemented under your leadership that

have had a measurable impact on student learning, school culture and/or the institutionalization of an innovation.

VII. Services for At-Risk and Special Needs Students

10 points

(Limit response to 1 double-spaced page.)

Describe the services, model programs and strategies that have been implemented at your school under your

leadership to promote success for at-risk and special needs students.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NOMINA

TION FORM

DISTRICT PRINCIPAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINEE: _________________________________________________________

School District:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Region:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name of District Program Coordinator: ____________________________________________________________________________

Program Coordinator’s Address, Telephone and Fax Numbers:_____________________________________________________

Program Coordinator’s e-mail address: ____________________________________________________________________________

I acknowledge that this nomination is submitted with my approval and that the nominee has received high

performance ratings and is well qualiﬁed to receive this award.

Signature of Superintendent________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

APPLICA

TION FORM

(This form must be completed by Nominee. All information must be typed.)

Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Social Security Number: ___________________________________________________

Home Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________________

City

Zip

Nominee’s Home E-mail Address: _______________________________________________________________________________

Home Telephone: (____________)__________________________________

School:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

School Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________________

City

Zip

Nominee’s School E-mail Address:_______________________________________________________________________________

School Telephone: (___________)__________________________________

School Fax: ( __________)__________________________________

School Category:

Elementary

Middle

High

Total years Experience as Principal:_____________________ Number of Years in Present Position: ___________________

Signature of Nominee: _________________________________________________________ Date:___________________________