Huntsville, AL – (June 9, 2014) – LEAN Frog in association with The Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB) is proud to announce an exciting new contest for Alabama Public Schools. The “Alabama’s Best” Award is for Best Practices and Innovations in non-instructional departments.

“Our goal is to shine a bright light on the non-instructional support services that are critically important to student achievement and promote effective and efficient use of public resources” says LEAN Frog President and co-founder Byron Headrick.

• The winning entry will receive $3000.
• Two second place winning entries will receive $1000 each.

 This contest is open to all Alabama public school districts. Districts may submit up to three entries describing a Best Practice in their non-instructional departments.  The Best Practice must have been implemented within the last two school years (i.e., 2012-2013, 2013-2014).

Applicants must complete an official entry form and submit either a PowerPoint presentation or video about the best practice.  Entries will be evaluated on the following:

• Creativity – the uniqueness of the practice or its application
• Sustainability – practice makes lasting improvement
• Impact on Students – practice improves student achievement and increases value by 1) improving students’ environment or well-being, 2) improving the quality of service provided to students, or 3) reducing costs or increasing revenue for the school or district

Entry forms, rules and regulations, evaluation criteria and further details will be available on the LEAN Frog website on June 20, 2014.  The competition runs from June 23, 2014 through October 17, 2014.

Award presentations will be made during the AASBA’s Annual Convention in Birmingham, AL.  In addition to the cash prizes, the winning media presentations will be recognized during the AASB’s award ceremony on Friday, December 5, 2014.

 

Headquartered in Huntsville, AL, LEAN Frog’s mission is to help public schools succeed through increasing the value they deliver to students, parents and communities while fully engaging employees, reducing costs, and building a spirit of continuous improvement. 

The Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB) represents all of the state’s public local school boards. The association’s mission is to develop excellent school board leaders through quality training, advocacy and services.