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Awards Information

MASA Awards Information

June 02, 2009

Superintendent of the Year,
Pearce Award, 
New Superintendent Recognition, 
Twenty-Five Year Service Award, 
Honorary Life Award, 
Friend of Education Recognition, 
Meritorious Service Award
Memorial Recognition 

Previous MASA Award Recipients

Superintendent of the Year
Information and Application

This Superintendent of the Year program is open to all U.S. public school superintendents who plan to continue in the profession.

The National Superintendent of the Year Program is truly representative of education’s outstanding leaders from all parts of the country and abroad. Past recipients have come from diverse backgrounds—men and women representing small- to large-sized districts in rural, suburban and urban communities. Selection process:

  1. Applications must arrive at the MASA Office, 3550 Amazonas Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109 by September 30, annually.
  2. All applications for Superintendent of the Year submitted during the past three years will be considered if the individual is a current school superintendent.
  3. A selection committee including the five previous Missouri Superintendent of the Year honorees will review all applications and select the winner.
  4. Winner will be announced at the MSBA/MASA fall conference. 
  5. If the winner submitted a previous application, he/she will be asked to complete the new AASA form. 
  6. Missouri winner's application will be forwarded to AASA to be considered for the National Superintendent of the Year. 
  7. The Missouri Superintendent of the Year will be recognized during the AASA National Conference on Education.

Superintendent of the Year Application Form document
Follow this link for additional National Superintendent of the Year Information 

MASA Awards
Presented At Spring Conference

Pearce Award
The Pearce Award is presented each year to an outstanding Missouri Superintendent of Schools. The recipient receives a $500 cash award and a $500 scholarship to a student in the recipients' school district. Each MASA District selects a nominee for the award. The recipient must be a practicing superintendent of a public school in Missouri; have served a minimum of five years, including the current school year, as a superintendent of school in Missouri and a minimum of three years in the current superintendency; and be a member MASA at the time of nomination.

Pearce Award Application Form (If you have difficulty downloading this form, please contact the MASA office)

Outstanding Emeritus Awards
MASA recognizes a retired administrator from each MASA district during the Awards Program. Individuals chosen for this award are selected based upon their length of service, their participation in MASA while an active member and continued interest in public education since retiring. (click here for additional Emeritus information and nomination form)

Honorary Life Member
Individuals who are a member of MASA at the time of their retirement are presented with an Honorary Life Membership in MASA.  (Honorary Life Membership form)

Twenty-five Year Service Awards
Annually, MASA recognizes those superintendents in Missouri who have achieved 25 years of service in administration in the public schools. This service may include the principalship and administrative service in other states. Award winners must currently be a member of MASA. (Twenty-Five Year Service form in pdf)

New Superintendent Award
Each year, MASA presents an award to an outstanding new Missouri Superintendent of Schools from each MASA district in recognition of outstanding performances in the demonstration of those skills that reflect the best in educational leadership. Nominees must be a practicing superintendent in their second or third year of employment as a superintendent; have never served as a superintendent of schools in another state; made a measurable contribution to the school district they serve as a new Superintendent of Schools as verified by one or more practicing Superintendents from their MASA district and be a member of MASA at the time of nomination. (New Superintendent Recognition information and form in pdf)

Friends of Education Award
This award will annually recognize eight non-educators, one from each MASA District for their contribution to education locally or statewide. Each of the MASA districts shall select a sign recipient of this award annually. The recipient must currently be a non-educator although they could have been an educator in the past. (Friend of Education information and form in pdf)

Memorial Recognition
Annually, MASA conducts a special memorial service in honor of those school administrators who have passed away during the preceding year. We need your help in being aware of all those needing to be memorialized. Please take a moment and complete the form below if you have a name that we should include in our memorial list.  (Memorial Recognition form in pdf)

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