F
LORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Pam Stewart
Commissioner of Education
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
G
ARY CHARTRAND,
Chair
JOHN R. PADGET,
Vice Chair
Me
mbers
ADA G. ARMAS, M.D.
S
ALLY BRADSHAW
JOHN A. COLÓN
B
ARBARA S. FEINGOLD
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
Contact Information:
Bonita Hampton
850-245-
0544
Bonita.Hampton@fldoe.org
DPS: 2013-81
MEMORANDUM
TO:
School District Superintendents
Directors, University Research Schools
President, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
Director, Florida Virtual School
Assistant Director for Education and Job Training, Department of Correctio
ns
School District Program Coordinators
FROM:
Pam Stewart
DATE:
September 20, 2013
SUBJECT:
Nomination Packets for 2013-2014 Principal Achievement Award for
Outstanding Leadership and the Outstanding Assistant Principal Achievement
Award
The Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership
and the Outstanding Assistant Principal
Achievem
ent Award honor an elite group of school administrators for their exemplary contributions to
Florida’s students, schools and communities. Through their innovative leadership and dedication to
academic excellence, they have increased student and school performance and have established safe
learning environments for our children. Recognizing individuals who make a difference in our schools is a
priority for the Florida Department of Education and the State Board of Education, and we strongly
encourage each district to participate in this prestigious recognition program.
The nomination packet may be obtained on our website at http://www.fldoe.org/profdev/cpaa.asp for the
2013-2014 Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership and
http://www.fldoe.org/profdev/coapa.asp for the 2013-2014 Outstanding Assistant Principal Achievement
Award. Please download the nomination packets, which include nomination forms and information
regarding eligibility, selection criteria and procedures for designating district winners.
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • 850-245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
Nomination Packets for 2013-2014 Outstanding Principal and
Assistant Principal Achievement Awards
September 20, 2013
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Each district may nominate only one principal and one assistant principal. The state winners of the
2013-2014 Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership and the Outstanding Assistant
Principal Achievement Award will be announced in the fall.
We strongly encourage each district to nominate administrators for these awards. As you consider
nominations, please include high-performing, effective leaders from a variety of school environments.
For example, leaders representing charter schools, Blue Ribbon schools, title one schools, and
traditional public schools are eligible.
The suggestions below may assist you in identifying and selecting deserving candidates for these
awards.
Distribute nomination packets to leadership teams.
Open the nomination process to other sources, i.e. colleagues, self, parents, community
organizations and student government groups.
Appoint a special district-nominating committee to choose nominees or choose a slate of
candidates from which the nominees are to be chosen at the district level.
Select peer groups to nominate administrators, possibly during a regularly-scheduled
administrators’ meeting.
Utilize area superintendents to choose nominees or nominate candidates from which a district-
level committee chooses the final recipients.
Nominate a school leader whose students have made remarkable achievements under unique or
otherwise extraordinary circumstances.
Thank you for your continued support of these programs. We look forward to receiving the
nomination materials for your district nominees no later than
Monday, October 28, 2013
. If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact Bonita Hampton at Bonita.Hampton@fldoe.org or
850-245-0544.
PS/bh
