Do you know an outstanding school board member who makes a difference in your school district, community college or education service district?
Oregon School Board Member of the Year nominations are currently closed.
Winner will be announced at our Annual Convention in November. Thank you!
Criteria
Judging is based solely on nomination materials. Supporting evidence is required. Winner is up to selection committee’s discretion.
Note that a higher number of nominations doesn’t increase chance of winning and incomplete nomination forms will not be considered.
Must be a current public school district, community college or education service district board member in Oregon who plans to continue board service. Must serve on a member board of the Oregon School Boards Association. Cannot be currently serving on the OSBA Board of Directors. Cannot have previously received the award. Must show initiative in the following areas: advocacy, leadership and student achievement.
Questions? Contact OSBA at [email protected]g.
Timeline
A selection committee from among OSBA staff will choose 10 or fewer finalists. Winner picked by a committee of former Oregon School Board Members of the Year and designees from the Oregon School Board Members of Color Caucus and the Oregon Rural School Board Members Caucus. OSBA staff will select those to serve on the committee, whose members cannot cast a vote for a finalist with whom they have served on a school board. The winner will be notified prior to the November OSBA Annual Convention.
Recognition
● Recognized at the OSBA Annual Convention in November
● Announcement sent to media statewide
● Given free registration to OSBA events for one year
● Given an honorary keepsake
● Name listed on the OSBA website
● Name engraved on a plaque kept at OSBA offices in Salem
Previous winners
2023 | Liz Martin, Lincoln County School District
2022 | Becky Tymchuk, Beaverton School Board
2021 | Laurie Danzuka, Jefferson County School Board
2020 | Alicia Hays, Eugene School Board
2019 | Merle Comfort, La Grande and InterMountain Education Service District School Boards
2018 | Anne Bryan, Beaverton School Board
