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Former Recipients


Gertrude E. Kopf Award of Recognition

Guidelines

This award is presented annually to honor a PAEOP member who has contributed outstanding service to education through the performance of their duties/responsibilities in an educational office.  The successful candidate must be present at the annual PAEOP conference to receive this award.

Qualified Gertrude E. Kopf Award of Recognition recipients will be nominated for the comparable NAEOP* (Olive T. Ritchie Award) the following or a subsequent year.

*National Association of Educational Office Professionals

Who is eligible?

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The candidate must be employed in an educational institution.

The candidate must be a PAEOP member in good standing for at least one full year and with membership dues paid for the current year.  Direct membership status inquiries to awards chair.
Nomination Requirements:
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Completed nomination form.

Three (3) letters of recomendation:
(a)  Sponsor*
(b)  Supervisor
(c)  One other person familiar with candidate's job performance

Copy of the candidate's official job description

Administrative approval for the nominee to attend the annual PAEOP conference.

*If the sponsor and supervisor are the same person, then a letter from another school administrator who is familiar with the candidate's job performance must be secured so that a total of three (3) letters of recommendation are received.
Non-PAEOP members, as well as PAEOP members, are invited to sponsor a candidate of their choice.
Procedure and Basis for Final Selection
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Nomination form, three (3) letters of recommendation*, job description, and PAEOP membership verification must be received on or before
March 15 each year.
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The Chair reviews the nomination applications and accompanying documents to determine eligibility of candidate(s).  If a candidate's eligibility is questionable, the determination is made by the President.  The Chair removes all identifying information from applications and accompanying documents prior to submitting them to the awards committee members for selection of the award winner.  The Chair gives no further input to the Committee. 
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Three or more members of the awards committee, excluding the Chair,  determine the award winner by reviewing the anonymous application packets of all qualified candidates with the decision of the committee being final.
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Committee members report their individual selection to the Chair in writing.
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The Chair presents the winning candidate to the President of PAEOP for her concurrence.  
*All letters of recommendation must include specific contributions made by the candidate to education and to the district or institution (cite examples) and may include contributions to professional educational associations, if any.  Primary consideration is given to contributions in education. 
For additional information contact:

Nancy Pieczynski, Awards Chairperson
Home: 610-799-4628 or Work: 610-351-5810 
Emai:l pieczynskin@parklandsd.org

 

 

DEADLINE IS MARCH 15.  
Submit Nomination packet to:
Nancy Pieczynski, Awards Chair
Ironton Elementary School
3135 Levans Road
Coplay, PA 18037


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