For more information about the Legacy Stadium Educational Leadership Wall of Fame Award, see Board of Education policy BDF-R-8.
Article VI: Nomination Process (from BOE policy BDF-R-8)
Section I: Categories of Nominees
Eligible categories of recipients, along with presumptive minimum service requirements, include, without limitation, the following:
- District level administrators (ten years)
- School level administrators (ten years)
- Board of Education members (ten years, including other volunteer service or employment)
- Community volunteers (ten years)
- Legislator (member of the Colorado General Assembly or United States Congress for eight years, plus other volunteer service or employment)
- Teachers (twenty years)
- Classified personnel (twenty years)
- Members of committees, boards, organizations or groups, etc. (five years)
- Other categories (may be considered)
Section II: Criteria for Nominees
- Nominees must have a minimum of five (5) years experience of direct involvement with the Cherry Creek School District. Recipients’ contributions must demonstrate more than a brief burst of brilliance; they must stand the test of time and leave a lasting legacy. Accordingly, except in cases of obvious legacy, recipients shall not be honored prior to two years following final termination of formalized service to the school district.
- Efforts of nominees must have revolved around the District’s mission to “inspire every student to think, to learn, to achieve and to care.” Specifically, nominees must be individuals or groups who demonstrate some or all of the following:
- Capture the “spirit of excellence” that permeates the District;
- Demonstrate effective and inspirational leadership;
- Demonstrate and encourage creativity, innovation, and best practices;
- Foster cooperation between the District and the community;
- Maintain a continuing dialogue with students and parents as well as faculty and staff;
- Keep abreast of developments in the field of education;
- Encourage team spirit and unity;
- Exemplify commitment to the vision and mission of the District;
Section III: Procedures for Nominations
- The WFAC will publicly announce that it is accepting nominations not less than every two years. In years that nominations are solicited, an announcement will be made at the beginning of each school year.
- Nominations may be made by anyone, except that individuals may not nominate themselves.
- Members of the nominating committee may not be nominated during the time they are serving on the committee
- Nominations shall be made by completion of the nomination form as described in BDF-E-1, Wall of Fame Educational Leadership Awards Nomination Form
- Nominations must also include:
- No more than five (5) significant and substantive letters of support by individuals including the person making the nomination
- A career summary
- A description of contributions in one or more of the nomination criteria described above
- All nominations are due by November 15 of the years in which there is a call for nominations.
- There shall be no requirement for one or more nominations to be submitted in any year
- No more than two nominees shall be submitted to the Board of Education in any one school year
- Following receipt of a nomination, the Board of Education shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether a nominee shall be honored
- Announcement of honoree(s) shall be made no later than March 1 of any year
