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Nominations Being Accepted For County Education Awards

2010-01-26

SAN BERNARDINO - Nominations are being accepted for the San Bernardino County Education Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Award. The deadline for entries for both awards is Feb. 26.

The 19th annual San Bernardino County Education Medal of Honor recognizes individuals and organizations for significant contributions made to public education in the county. The Distinguished Service Award, which started in 1998, recognizes up to two individuals for exceptional leadership and high levels of service to public education in San Bernardino County. Honorees may be career educators, school board members or community members actively supportive of the public schools.

Nominations for the Education Medal of Honor can be made in six categories: Volunteer in Action/Community Volunteer; Volunteer in Action/Service Group; Partners in Education/Small Business or Franchise; Partners in Education/Corporation; Excellence in Education/Education Professional; and Excellence in Education/Student Alumni. Criteria for nominations should focus on ways in which an individual or organization made an impact or lasting contribution, served as a positive role model and created an awareness and support for education in the community.

Nomination forms for both awards are distributed to all school districts in San Bernardino County. In addition, forms are available in the reception area of the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools office at 601 N. E St. in San Bernardino. The nomination forms also can be downloaded from the County Schools' Web site at www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/superint/supCom_moh.php for the Education Medal of Honor.

Entries need to be returned to the County Schools office, and the deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 26.

Information on the Distinguished Service Award is available at www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/superint/super_distServ.php

Judging for the Education Medal of Honor will be conducted by an independent panel of school public information professionals from Riverside County.

Award recipients for both the Education Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Award will be recognized at a ceremony during the April 26 spring meeting of the San Bernardino County School Boards Association. For more information about the awards programs, contact the County Schools' Communications Department at (909) 386-2413.