BDF-R-8 – Legacy Stadium Educational Leadership Wall of Fame Award Committee (Bylaws)

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The Cherry Creek School District ("District") Board of Education considers a legacy to be "a gift handed down from the past." The Cherry Creek Legacy Stadium Wall of Fame recognizes those individuals and groups who go beyond the day-to-day demands of their position to create an exceptional educational environment in the Cherry Creek School District. Honorees who are recognized will have demonstrated a tangible positive impact on the Cherry Creek School District as a whole and as distinguished from impact on other school districts. Toward this end, the Board of Education authorizes the establishment of an advisory committee to assist with identifying honorees whose names will permanently displayed on the Legacy Stadium Wall of Fame. Article I: Name The name of this advisory committee to the Board of Education is the Legacy Stadium Educational Leadership Wall of Fame Award Committee ("WFAC"). Article II: Purpose The purpose of the Legacy Stadium Educational Leadership Wall of Fame Award Committee ("WFAC") is to recognize exemplary individuals and groups who have left a lasting legacy in their dedication and commitment to excellence in the Cherry Creek School District, and to review and evaluate all applications submitted for this award and make honoree recommendations to the Board of Education. Article III: Membership Section I: Composition of the Committee The number of members of the WFAC shall be five (5). The members shall consist of the then-current President of the Board of Education ("Board President"), a member of the District's leadership team as designated by the Superintendent (which may be the Superintendent) ("Superintendent's Designee"), a past member of the Board of Education, and two at-large positions not restrained by category. Section II: Term of Membership Except for the Board President and the Superintendent's Designee, the other three committee members ("Board Appointees") shall serve for a term of three years or until their successor is duly selected by the Board of Education. The Board Appointees shall serve for a maximum of two full three-year terms, in addition to any shorter period when initially appointed to the committee as Board President or the Superintendent's Designee. Two initial Board Appointees shall serve for shorter terms in order to create staggered terms for committee members. The terms of the Board Appointees shall be staggered so that one Board Appointee's terms expires each year on July 31. Section III: Initial Members The initial members of the WFAC shall be Aagje Barber, Board President; Mary Chesley, Superintendent; Wendy DeBell, Board Appointee with an initial partial term ending July 31, 2010; Monte Moses, Board Appointee with an initial partial term ending July 31, 2011; and Paul Hanley, Board Appointee with an initial full term ending July 31, 2012. Section IV: Removal of Board Appointees The Board Appointees may be appointed and removed for any reason at any time by the Board of Education. Section V: Vacancy In the event of a vacancy of a Board Appointee position, the remaining committee members shall nominate a person to fill such position to the Board of Education who shall approve or disapprove of such selection. A committee member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member causing the vacancy. Despite the expiration of a committee member's term, a committee member shall continue to serve until his or her successor shall have been appointed. Article IV: Amendment of Bylaws The WFAC may amend and/or adopt these and any other bylaws or procedures deemed appropriate or necessary. Article V: Meetings Section I: Purpose of Meetings The purpose of the WFAC during the committee meetings is to determine whether to forward one or more nominations for the Educational Leadership Award to the Cherry Creek School District Board of Education. Section II: Meeting(s) Schedule A regular meeting of the WFAC shall be convened by the Board President during the month of October or such other month as determined by the committee. The committee may have such other meetings as the committee determines are necessary. The committee may conduct any meeting by telephone conference call or any other means of communication. Article VI: Nomination Process Section I: Categories of Nominees Eligible categories of recipients, along with presumptive minimum service requirements, include, without limitation, the following:
  1. District level administrators (ten years)
  2. School level administrators (ten years)
  3. Board of Education members (ten years, including other volunteer service or employment)
  4. Community volunteers (ten years)
  5. Legislator (member of the Colorado General Assembly or United States Congress for eight years, plus other volunteer service or employment)
  6. Teachers (twenty years)
  7. Classified personnel (twenty years)
  8. Members of committees, boards, organizations or groups, etc. (five years)
  9. Other categories (may be considered)
Section II: Criteria for Nominees
  1. 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.
  2. 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:
    1. Capture the "spirit of excellence" that permeates the District;
    2. Demonstrate effective and inspirational leadership;
    3. Demonstrate and encourage creativity, innovation, and best practices;
    4. Foster cooperation between the District and the community;
    5. Maintain a continuing dialogue with students and parents as well as faculty and staff;
    6. Keep abreast of developments in the field of education;
    7. Encourage team spirit and unity;
    8. Exemplify commitment to the vision and mission of the District;
Section III: Procedures for Nominations
  1. 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.
  2. Nominations may be made by anyone, except that individuals may not nominate themselves.
  3. Members of the nominating committee may not be nominated during the time they are serving on the committee
  4. Nominations shall be made by completion of the nomination form as described in BDF-E-1, Wall of Fame Educational Leadership Awards Nomination Form
  5. Nominations must also include:
    1. No more than five (5) significant and substantive letters of support by individuals including the person making the nomination
    2. A career summary
    3. A description of contributions in one or more of the nomination criteria described above
  6. All nominations are due by November 15 of the years in which there is a call for nominations.
  7. There shall be no requirement for one or more nominations to be submitted in any year
  8. No more than two nominees shall be submitted to the Board of Education in any one school year
  9. Following receipt of a nomination, the Board of Education shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether a nominee shall be honored
  10. Announcement of honoree(s) shall be made no later than March 1 of any year
Article V: Voting Nominees must receive at least four (4) affirmative votes to be forwarded to the Board of Education. Article VI: Amendment of Nomination Process The Board of Education, in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves all rights to amend, modify, or waive these criteria and the award procedures at any point in time. Article VII: Dissolution The WFAC serves at the pleasure of the Cherry Creek Board of Education and may be dissolved at any time.
Cross References: BDF-E-1 - Legacy Stadium Educational Leadership Award Nomination Form
Adoption Date: August 10, 2009 Last Revised: October 07, 2019
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