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The Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA) presents awards to school boards, board members, and superintendents for their diligence in earning school governance training hours during the school year. The Center for Board Development (CBD) Honors Program is designed to recognize school board members who obtain additional continuing education credit hours over and beyond the six hours (6) required by the State of Mississippi. Superintendents are applauded for their efforts in taking a team approach to training by attending MSBA training with their board members.
Honors Program credit will be given for school board members and superintendents who attend the following MSBA and Consortium of State School Boards Associations (COSSBA) conferences and who submit to MSBA a “Statement of Certification” for COSSBA meetings attended.
BOARD MEMBERS
John L. Hartman Memorial Award
Criteria: Based only on total hours earned. This award goes to the board member with the highest number of MSBA approved training hours earned during the school year.
BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS
Distinguished Circle
Criteria: Presented to the board members who earn 42 or more MSBA approved training hours during the school year.
Premier Circle
Criteria: Presented to board members and superintendents who earn 30-41 MSBA approved training hours during the school year.
Master Circle
Criteria: Presented to board members and superintendents who earn 24-29 MSBA approved training hours during the school year.
SuperAttendant Award
Criteria: Presented to the superintendent with the highest number of MSBA approved training hours, in recognition of superintendents who attend training with their board members.
MORTAR BOARD HONOR AWARD
Minimum 24 hours for MSBA core modules
No board member with fewer than 12 hours
Adoption of MSBA governance standards
MDE District Rating – A, B, or C
All schools rated “C” or higher
District must be in good standing as defined by the MDE Office of Accreditation
GAVEL CIRCLE HONOR AWARD
Minimum 12 hours for MSBA core modules*
No board member with fewer than 12 hours
Adoption of MSBA governance standards
MDE District Rating – A, B, or C
All schools rated “C” or higher
District must be in good standing as defined by the MDE Office of Accreditation
DIPLOMA CIRCLE HONOR AWARD
Minimum 120 hours for board-as-a-whole
No board member with fewer than 24 hours
MDE District Rating – A, B, or C
All schools rated “C” or higher
District must be in good standing as defined by the MDE Office of Accreditation
RED APPLE ATTENDANCE AWARD
This BOARD attendance award is based only on total hours for the whole board and is presented to the SCHOOL BOARD with the highest number of MSBA-approved board training hours earned during the school year.
MDE District Rating – A, B, or C
All schools rated “C” or higher
District must be in good standing as defined by the MDE Office of Accreditation
BOARDS OF MERIT AWARD
Boards with a total of 100 or more MSBA-approved board training hours earned during the school year
*Core modules are the two, three-hour courses MSBA provides regionally each year.