Board of Excellence Criteria
All boards who are recipients of the President’s Board Award or the Board of Excellence Award will be presented the award at their local Area Membership Meeting.
In 2024, 11 boards received the Board of Excellence Award
Ainsworth Community Schools
Frank Beel, Bryan Doke, Scott Erthum, Mark Johnson, Jessica Pozehl, & Brad Wilkins
David City Public Schools
Justin Krafka, Kasey Kuhlman, Don Moravec, Aaron Rerucha, Stephanie Summers, & Marcus Thoendel
ESU 3
Marla Fries, Brett Kuhn, Ron Pearson, Mary Scarborough, Brenda Sherman, Ted Stilwill, Fred Tafoya, & Stan Turner
Hershey Public Schools
Tim Berntson, Jason Bode, Steven Koch, Jodi Seamann, Yvette Troyer, & Amy Wolfskill
Kenesaw Public Schools
Tonya Hansen, Marlin Kimle, Troy Legg, Katheryn Schneider, Kay Sidders, & Shandra Uden
Madison Public Schools
Katie Ebeling, Harlow Hanson, Jim Knapp, Deb Neidig, Jim Reeves, & Steve Ruh
Norris School District 160
Rhonda Burbach, Jim Devine, Craig Gana, Gary Kubicek, Stephanie Meese, & Aaron Wubbels
Osmond Community Schools
Tyler Gansebom, Justin Koehler, Larry Krohn, Mark Moes, Michelle Reikofski, & Tiffany Rice
Palmer Public Schools
Brian Friedrichsen, Daniel Hake, Heather Shotkoski, Justin Valasek, Todd Weller, & Kathy Wolfe
Ralston Public Schools
Carrie Hough, Katie Krause, Elizabeth Kumru, Robin Richards, Mary Roarty, & Samantha Willey
School District 145 - Waverly
Scott Claycomb, Andy Grosshans, Chad Kendall, Cheryl Landon, Travis Moore, & Jessica Zuniga
Criteria
Board members must attain a minimum of Level I Award.
Board must have a voting delegate participate in the Annual NASB Delegate Assembly.
Members of the board must each attend a minimum of (2) two of the following Learning Opportunities during the current points year (Aug. 1 through July 31):
- NASB /NASA State Education Conference
- NASB/NASA Labor Relations Conference
- NASB Area Membership Meeting
- NASB Budget & Finance Workshop
- NASB Legislative Issues Conference
- NASB School Law Seminar
- NSBA Annual Conference/AESA National Conference*
- (*one of these conferences per individual board member will count toward the board award)
Board Retreat and Board Goals: Qualifications require that the board participates in a board goal planning retreat/work session during the Award Year (Aug. 1 through July 31). The goals must be specific to improved board governance. Credit toward the Board Award is dependent upon the board submitting copies of the following documentation: board retreat minutes reflecting attendance of participating board members, and the board goals created.
The total points accumulated by the board must equal a minimum of 1,000.
The total points earned during the current Board Development year (by the individuals serving on the board as of July 31), must equal a minimum of 350.
The Board of Excellence award may be awarded to boards who meet the above criteria with the exclusion of one board member; i.e., 5 of 6 members for a six-member board; 8 of 9 members for a nine-member board, etc.
The deadline for selecting the NASB Board of Excellence Award winners will be July 31, 2025. To be considered for the award, all changes to individual points must be submitted through CRM to the NASB office before July 15, 2025.
All boards who are recipients of a Board Award will be presented the award at
their local Area Membership Meeting.
2024 - 2025 Awards of Achievement Program Year
August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025, at 5:00 PM CT