eSchool News opens nominations for Nation’s most tech-savvy superintendents

Oct. 11, 2012 - PRLog -- Bethesda, Md. -- Does your superintendent demonstrate exemplary vision in using technology to improve all facets of education—and show outstanding leadership in working to make this vision a reality?

If so, then help us recognize these accomplishments. Nominate your district’s chief executive for eSchool News’ 13th annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards.

Nominees, who must be general superintendents of a K-12 school system, will be judged according to the criteria below. Ten national finalists will be chosen by the editors of eSchool News in consultation with last year’s winners. The 2013 winners will be honored in a ceremony held in conjunction with the American Association of School Administrators annual conference in Los Angeles and in the February 2013 issue of eSchool News.

Nominations will only be accepted online through Sunday, November 25th. To nominate your superintendent, please visit http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/superintendents-center/tssa/.

Ten “Hallmarks of Excellence” for the eSchool News Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards

1. Must be a general superintendent.
2. Models the effective use of technology in the day-to-day execution of the superintendency.
3. Ensures that technology resources are equitably distributed among students and staff.
4. Insists that adequate professional development is a component of every technology initiative.
5. Demonstrates exceptional vision in leading the development and implementation of a districtwide technology plan.
6. Exhibits a thorough understanding of the role of technology in education and can articulate that understanding to all school district stakeholders.
7. Provides exceptional leadership in supporting the integration of technology into the curriculum.
8. Demonstrates exceptional vision in employing technology to streamline school district business operations.
9. Demonstrates curiosity and open-mindedness in considering emerging technologies and weighing non-traditional solutions to traditional problems.
10. Thinks creatively and strategically about the long-term challenges and opportunities of technology in the school district and in education at large.

About the TSSAs
Launched in 2001, the Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards (TSSA) Program honors K-12 educators who have displayed exemplary vision in the use of technology to further the goals of educating today’s students and equip them with 21st century skills. Initially, superintendents are nominated by their colleagues and peers. Once a field of hundreds of nominations are culled, the editors of eSN along with past-years’ TSSA laureates select the current cohort of ten winners. Criteria used to screen the winners are found in the “Ten Hallmarks of Excellence,” which include effective use of technology day-to-day, distributing resources among students and staff district wide, offering training resources, integrating technology into the curriculum, and using technology to improve business operations.

In support of the TSSA Program, eSchool News Network provides broad editorial coverage in its print and online publications along with video excerpts of the awards ceremony as well as interviews with the winning superintendents on its online video channel, http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/.

About eSchool Media, Inc.
eSchool Media, Inc. is a news and information organization delivering print, web, e-mail and video communications to nearly one million K-20 decision makers and influencers throughout North America and around the world. Its information networks provide education-technology content and services for leaders in schools and colleges and help educators successfully use technology and internet to transform education and achieve their educational goals. eSchool News is the flagship publication of eSchool Media Inc., which also includes eCampus News, serving higher education exclusively, and eClassroom News, an electronic publication network for teachers and other classroom practitioners.

With more than 290,000 registered members and more than 500,000 page views a month, eSchool News Online is the No. 1 website for ed-tech daily news and information for K-20 decision makers.