Administrative Circular

	Date:		April 3, 2002
	To:		Principals, Division and Department Heads, Governance Team/School Site Council Chairs
	Subject:		BOARD RECOGNITION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
	Department and/or Persons Concerned:		Principals, Division and Department Heads, Governance Team/School Site Council Chairs
	Due Date:		May 1, 2002
	Reference:		None
	Action Requested:		Submit student names for Board of Education recognition
	Attahment:		Attachment 1 - Nominations for Student/Team Recognition Form
			Attachment 1 - Nominations for Student/Team Recognition Form
	Brief Explanation:
	The Board of Education will recognize significant individual student and team achievements at a Board meeting in May 2002. The purpose of this circular is to solicit names of deserving students/teams for recognition at the board meeting scheduled for May 28, 2002. We need your assistance to ensure that all deserving students are honored and that their achievements are publicly celebrated. To submit student/team names, please complete and return the attached form as noted by May 1, 2002. NO LATE FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Additional forms may be duplicated at the site. Confirmations will be sent. CRITERIA FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENT AWARDS Awards for individual student achievement, at the minimum, must be countywide or regional, and must be first place or sweepstakes. Examples of student achievement that should be honored: Sweepstakes winners at the International History Fair and Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair First place winners at the state or international science fair Freedoms Foundation participants Girls' and Boys' State participants Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Award recipients National Merit Scholarship and National Achievement Scholarship recipients (Note: other scholarships should be recognized at the school level) Outstanding ROP students County Spelling Bee and Geography Bee winners Other county/regional/state/national awards CRITERIA FOR TEAM AWARDS Awards for team recognition, at the minimum, must be countywide or regional and must be first place or sweepstakes. Among the examples of team work that should be recognized: Science Olympiad Academic League Academic Decathlon Mock Trial CIF in a variety of sports (Note: Presentations to all CIF championship athletics teams must be coordinated through Brian Haggerty, educational services director, 619-725-7125) IMPORTANT: The presentations will be made on May 28, 2002, at 3 p.m. in the Eugene Brucker Education Center auditorium. Certificates will be awarded as part of the presentation. It is the site's responsibility to inform students, parents and teachers of the date and time of the board presentations. Questions regarding Board Recognition of Student Achievements should be directed to Music McCall, Communications Department, 619-725-5598.

		John W. Spelich Executive Director Communications and Community Relations Division
	APPROVED: Terrance L. Smith Chief of Staff