Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is accepting nominations for its 2011 Principal of the Year and the Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award. The annual award honors exemplary principals and recognizes those who go beyond the day-to-day demands of their position to create an exceptional educational environment.
Teachers, students, former students, parents, administrators, or community members may submit nominations. Nominees must have a minimum of five year’s experience as a principal and three of those years must have been with Charles County Public Schools. Principals may not nominate themselves.
Nomination materials must include a minimum of four statements of support, one of which must be submitted by a professional educator; a brief career summary; and a description of contributions in each of the nomination criteria categories.
The nomination criteria for principals are:
· manage effectively;
· demonstrate and encourage creativity and innovation;
· foster cooperation between the school and the community;
· maintain a continuing dialogue with students and parents as well as faculty and staff;
· keep abreast of developments in the field of education;
· encourage team spirit;
· demonstrate leadership and exemplify commitment;
· continue to play an active role in the classroom; and
· maintain their position as principal throughout the 2011-12 school year.
Nominees must also serve in schools that have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the past two school years.
Charles County’s 2011 Principal of the Year will be one of 21 recognized by the Post from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Nominations are due Friday, Jan. 14. Materials should be sent Charles County Public Schools, Attention: Human Resources Division, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, Md., 20646.
Award recipients will be announced later this school year.