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Tom Vest Professional Development Award

 

The purpose of the Tom Vest Award is to honor education leaders at the school or district level who have successfully implemented a professional development plan or program, significantly impacting and improving student achievement.

This award is named in honor of Mr. Tom Vest who organized the Kentucky Department of Education’s professional development program and was instrumental in improving the quality of programs in Kentucky school districts in the 1990s.

Eligibility

All active members of KASA are eligible to be nominated for the Tom Vest Award.

Award Selection, Notification & Recognition

Award winners will be selected by a statewide judging panel representative of all KASA members.

Nominators will be notified of nominee's award status in mid-June.

Award winner will be recognized at KASA's annual conference, July 16-18, 2008, at the Galt House Hotel & Suites in Louisville and presented a distinguished clock and a KLA or KLAA enrollment for the 2008-09 academic year, and be recognized in KASA's monthly newsletter and other appropriate media.

Guidelines

Award nominations may be submitted by any KASA member on behalf of a fellow member.  Self nominations are also accepted. Note: The nominee must be an active KASA member.

Nominations must be submitted on the official application form.

Nominations may include a maximum of five pages (the two page application form and an additional three pages to further enhance the application.)

All applications not submitted in accordance with the stated guidelines will be disqualified.

 

 

Nomination Deadline

June 16, 2008

Application

Download Award Application Here


Submitting a Nomination

Complete the application and forward to the KASA office, along with the narrative and any supporting materials as follows:

Mail to:
Leadership Awards Program
152 Consumer Lane Frankfort, KY 40601

Fax to:
(502) 875-4634

Address cover sheet to Leadership Awards Program.

E-mail to:
rhonda@kasa.org

 

Miscellaneous Notes

All applications become the property of KASA. No material will be returned unless requested by the nominator.

When completing the application, please write clearly and give specific examples as to how the nominee has accomplished or addressed a particular criteria area.


Applications not submitted in accordance with the stated guidelines will be disqualified.
 
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Wayne Young, Executive Director
Rhonda Caldwell, Deputy Director
Clyde Caudill, Legislative Liaison
Shirley LaFavers, Director of Professional Development
Wanda Darland, Communications Specialist

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152 Consumer Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601
(800) 928-KASA or
(502) 875-3411

Fax (502) 875-4634