Education Support Professional (ESP) Award

The ESP Award was established to recognize contributions by a support staff member for their efforts to advance the ISEA and ESP activities within the Association in one or more of the following areas:

• Professional Practice: Describe the worksite responsibilities and personal achievements the nominee has made in his/her classification or field. How has the nominee demonstrated leadership, creativity, and innovation at the worksite? How has the nominee's professional growth made a difference for the school, the students, and community?
• Advocacy and Association Involvement: In what ways does the nominee serve as an advocate in the day-to-day educational process, for members, for the profession, and for public education? How has the nominee's involvement in Association work (local, ISEA and/or NEA) contributed to his/her success as a professional? How would the nominee persuade a new colleague to join or become more active in the Association?
• Community Engagement: Specify in detail how the nominee has been involved in promoting public education in the community. In what other ways is the nominee involved in community activities/projects?
• Personal Achievement: How has involvement in Association and community activities enabled the nominee to meet his/her own personal goals? What advice would the nominee give to someone entering the profession?
• Enhancement of ESP Image: Describe in detail how the nominee's activities have enhanced the image of Educational Support Professionals at the worksite, in the Association, and in the community.
  
  All nominations submitted to ISEA will be evaluated on the basis of criteria stated on this nomination form. The selection committee consists of members of the ISEA ESP Committee. Selection Committee members rate nominees on a scale of 1 to 5 for each criterion, where 1 represents minimal evidence of the criterion, and 5 represents very strong evidence of the criterion. The ISEA President presents their recommendation to the ISEA Executive Board for consideration and approval.
  

Eligibility Requirements

The nominee must be a member of the ISEA. Members of the ISEA Executive Board and members of the Education Support Professionals Committee are not eligible during their terms or appointments, unless retiring from the profession. Nominations may be submitted by local associations or by individuals working through their local association officers.

Deadline for nominations: January 15.