R.E.B. Awards

Nominees must be principals who:

• Have been a principal of their school for three years
• Manage effectively to promote excellence in education
• Demonstrate leadership and exemplify commitment
• Inspire their students and are advocates for their school and faculty
• Encourage team spirit
• Foster cooperation between the school and the community
• Maintain dialogue with students, parents, faculty and staff
• Past winners become eligible for nomination again at the beginning of their fifth program year following their last award (e.g. a 2025 winner is eligible for nomination again in 2029 for potential award in 2030).

Assistant or Associate Principals are not eligible for this awards program.

• Nominations may be submitted from the school community and from the public at-large. However, principals may not nominate themselves.
• All nominations and letters of support must be submitted online by the deadline. Please review all requirements carefully and completely before you begin.
• Nominators should write a letter explaining the nominee's distinguished educational leadership and address the personal and professional qualities of the nominee as they relate to the criteria of this award.
• The letter of nomination should be no more than two 8 1/2" x 11" typed pages in length. The nomination may be accompanied by up to three (3) additional one-page letters of support.
• No hard copies, faxes or emails are accepted.
• Past winners become eligible for nomination again at the beginning of the fifth program year following their last award (e.g. 2024 winner is eligible for nomination again for 2028-2029 program year for a potential award in 2029).

• Each district will establish a committee for screening its nominations in accordance with the above criteria and will select two nominees for consideration by the selection committee.
• Finalists must be selected from the current year nomination pool.
• In addition to the nomination and letters of support, the local panel may consider additional factors, including but not limited to:
  • Quantifiable student achievement
  • Student attendance
  • Promotion and Retention rates
  • Faculty recognition
  • Faculty attrition
  • School-community relations
  • Parent involvement
  • School safety records

This information may be provided to the local panel at the discretion of the Superintendent’s office. Personnel and individual student records may not be requested. The local panel will provide to the Award Selection Committee a brief summary of those factors, which the panel considered in recommending the candidate for further consideration.

Additional requirements for finalists:

• Professional vitae
• Brief description and budget of proposed school project
• Interview with the Award Selection Committee

If you have any questions, please contact:

Alicia McElroy Senior Officer, Operations
Contact Alicia