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MSLA School Administrator Award for Distinguished Service -
Criteria
Introduction
The Manitoba School Library Association, a Special Area Group of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society, honours school administrators who have direct responsibility for a school and who have made an outstanding and sustained contribution toward establishing, developing and maintaining an effective school library program in a school or schools under their administration. This award is made each year.
Purpose
MSLA has two purposes in presenting the School Administrator Award for Distinguished Service to Manitoba School Libraries.
- To recognize the responsible and influential role that school administrators perform in the development and maintenance of successful school library programs.
- To honour those school administrators who, through their leadership and sustained effort, have made an outstanding contribution to the implementation of effective school library programs and to the role that these programs play in the total learning environment.
Eligibility
- A candidate for this award must be nominated by one or more members of the Manitoba School Library Association.
- A candidate must be a Principal or Vice-Principal who is directly responsible for a Manitoba school at the elementary or secondary level.
- A candidate must be in administrative office at the time of the nomination of the award.
Guidelines for Nominations
Nominations should include:
- Personal data form filled with required information on the nominee and nominator.
- Biographical data: academic qualifications, honours/awards, administrative experience, publications.
- A statement outlining the nominee’s outstanding and sustained contributions to the development of school library programs as an essential component of the instructional process. Supportive data must be included in this statement.
- Supplementary material may be included with the application form. Those could include supporting letters, printed matter, photographs of press clippings.
- Four copies of the application are required. These become the property of the Manitoba School Library Association by the specified deadline.
Criteria for Judging
In judging nominees, the awards jury will evaluate the outstanding and sustained contribution of each nominee in furthering the development of effective school library programs. The application should provide evidence that the nominee has:
- Provided leadership in formulating and implementing school library policies and programs which have made a significant contribution to the educational program of a school;
- Actively promoted the school library program through work with teacher-librarian(s), teachers, students and the community.
- Outstanding contributions should be highlighted, discussing those areas where the nominee has gone beyond normal expectations to develop, support, promote or maintain school library programs that have made a significant difference to the educational effectiveness of the school.
Presentation of the Award
- Candidates will be notified of the decision of the Awards Jury in early March.
- In accepting the award, the winner agrees to the use of her/his name and picture as well as a brief description of his/her accomplishments in any publicity related to the award which may be disseminated by the Manitoba School Library Association.
- The award will be presented at the Annual General Meeting in May.
- If, in any year, no worthy candidate is identified, no award will be made.
- The award will be a plaque with appropriate inscription.
Nomination Deadline
The last day in February of the given year.
Mail Nomination to:
The Past-President
MSLA Distinguished Service Award -
Criteria
Introduction
The Manitoba School Library Association (MSLA) recognizes the efforts of individuals who have made outstanding contributions in support of effective school libraries in Manitoba.
Criteria
This award may be presented annually by MSLA for outstanding service by an individual who helps teacher-librarians to deliver their programs more effectively. The contribution made by the recipient should be:
- Outstanding in its own field
- Altruistic
- Significant in terms of the continuing history of school library service.
Consideration will be given to projects that have been completed in the previous year, or to a continuum of activities extending over a longer period. The activities must have had and continue to have, a positive impact on school library service at the individual school, divisional, provincial or national level.
Guidelines for Nominations
- Any member of good standing of MSLA may nominate a person for this award.
- The nominator will identify the nominee, giving full name, home address, phone number, position held, work address and phone number.
- The nominator will describe the project or continuum of activities for which the nominee is to be recognized. Letters of support from colleagues, supervisors or other significant supporters of the nominee may be included with the nomination.
- Nominations will be considered for only the year in which they are received.
Presentation of the award
- Candidates will be notified of the decision of the Awards Jury in early March.
- In accepting the award, the winner agrees to the use of her/his name and picture as well as a brief description of his/her accomplishments in any publicity related to the award which may be disseminated by the Manitoba School Library Association.
- The award will be presented at the Annual General Meeting in May.
- If, in any year, no worthy candidate is identified, no award will be made.
- The award will be a plaque with appropriate inscription.
Nomination deadline
The last day in February of the given year.
Mail nomination to:
The Past-President
MSLA Outstanding Teacher-Librarian of the Year Award -
Criteria
Introduction
The Manitoba School Library Association (MSLA), a Special Area Group of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society, honours practicing teacher-librarians who are making an outstanding contribution to school librarianship in Manitoba. The award is made each year.
Eligibility
- The MSLA Outstanding Teacher-Librarian of the Year Award is open to all practicing school level teacher-librarians in Manitoba.
- Nominees must be personal members of the Manitoba School Library Association.
- Anyone involved with Kindergarten through Senior 4 may nominate a candidate for the award.
Criteria
School Library Instructional Program
- Individuals nominated for the award should demonstrate the planning and implementation of a school library program during the given school year of such exemplary quality that it serves as a model for others.
- Individuals nominated should also be involved in one of the following areas during the given school year:
- Contributing to the profession through MSLA and/or related organizations.
- Sharing of ideas and resources through such means as workshops and publications.
- Providing instructional leadership through involvement at his/her school and/or division/district.
Professional Activity Involvement;
Guidelines for nomination
Nominations should include:
- Name of the nominee, title, school, division/district, work/home addresses, work/home phone and fax numbers, email address.
- Name of the nominator, title, mailing address, work/home fax/phone numbers, signed and dated.
- Biographical data on the nominee (such as education, teaching/school library experience, honours/awards and publications
- Nominee’s exemplary school library program during the given school year. (describe in detail)
- Nominee’s professional activity involvement during the given school year.
- Four copies of the application are required and they become the property of the MSLA.
- Nominations shall be considered for only the year in which they are received.
Presentation of the award
- Candidates will be notified of the decision of the Awards Jury in early March.
- In accepting the award, the winner agrees to the use of her/his name and picture as well as a brief description of his/her accomplishments in any publicity related to the award which may be disseminated by the Manitoba School Library Association.
- The award will be presented at the Annual General Meeting in May.
- If, in any year, no worthy candidate is identified, no award will be made.
- The award will be a plaque with appropriate inscription.
Nomination deadline
The last day in February of the given year.
Mail nomination to:
The Past-President
