Georgia School Boards Association announced the creation of the GSBA Governance Team of the Year Award in 2018. This prestigious award honors the top board/superintendent team that best demonstrates its commitment to maximizing student achievement and enhancing trust and support for public education in their community. This honor is deeply rooted in the components of the Georgia Vision for Public Education research-based recommendations for Georgia’s public schools; however, a system does not have to have formally adopted the Vision for Public Education to apply.
Please note: The Governance Team of the Year award is different from the board recognition program (Quality, Distinguished & Exemplary Boards). The board recognition program still exists and are usually awarded during the June conference.
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How to Apply for the Governance Team of the Year (2024)
The screening questionnaire is now open
Suggested steps prior to completing the questionnaire:
* The superintendent should review each question to confirm that all minimum requirements have been met.
* The superintendent and board chair should review the questionnaire to see if they are both in agreement that all minimum requirements have been met.
* The superintendent and/or board chair should explain the GTOY process to each board member before completing the questionnaire.
*The superintendent or designee should complete the questionnaire and attach all supporting documents including each individual board member’s questionnaire response forms (the last item on the questionnaire requiring documents).
*The submission deadline is Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 5pm. No late submissions will be accepted.
Preview the screening questionnaire here. Note – you must fill the form out online through the link below to submit the questionnaire, this link is just a preview.
For a district to be considered for GTOY, the district must have received GSBA Exemplary Board recognition for the two prior consecutive years.
The first step in the GTOY process is to complete this GTOY Screening Questionnaire and to provide documentation as required. The GTOY Screening Questionnaire is directly aligned to the Standards for Effective Governance Teams.
Each district’s completed questionnaire will be reviewed by the GSBA Review Team to determine the finalists who best meet minimum requirements. The finalists will be eligible to complete the GTOY Application.
The second step in the process is for each finalist to complete the GTOY Application. The GTOY Application will focus on the work of the governance team. Each governance team member will be expected to understand the application questions, participate in crafting each response, and be able to elaborate on each answer during the interview if asked to do so.
Completed applications and questionnaires must be signed by each member of the governance team reflecting agreement with the answers provided.
Completed GTOY Questionnaires will be scored by a team of GSBA Raters in order to determine the finalists. Finalists will complete the GTOY Application.
Completed GTOY Applications and Interviews will be judged by outside raters.
Prior GTOY Winners are ineligible for 4 years from the date of receiving the award.
Please note:
- Questions where files need to be uploaded only allow a single document to be uploaded.
- All links must be direct links to the document or evidence we are asking for.
- All information and documents must be submitted through Award Force- emailed or mailed documents will not be accepted.
- No late submissions will be accepted.
- If you need clarification regarding content of a question, call Dr. Steve Barker (404-392-7483) or Lynita Jackson (770-318- 5086).
- If you have trouble uploading documentation or other technical issues, call Eden Bentley (770-962-6851).
For the 2023 Governance Team of the Year Award, GSBA will be utilizing Award Force, an online platform, to streamline this year’s application process. Applicants will have one location to fill out their information, upload supporting evidence, and save and edit their entries up until the deadline. If you have already created an account for the Board Recognition Program, you do not have to create a new one. Simply log in with your existing username and select the Governance Team of the Year application. If you have not previously created an account in Award Force, please do so when the application becomes available in October.
If you would like to watch a demo of how the Award Force platform works, please click here.
If you would like to watch an overview on the GTOY application and program changes, please click here.
Congratulations to our 2023 Finalists!
Finalists:
Small
Chattahoochee County Schools
Dodge County Schools
Medium
Baldwin County Schools
Dalton Public Schools
Dawson County Schools
Large
Bryan County Schools
Henry County Schools
Walton County Schools
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