MEMBERSHIP MINUTE
Reward Leadership and Success in Your District We invite all District Committees to name winners for these five awards!
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ach NSDA district has the opportunity to name five local award winners and enter them into the running for national recognition. The local nomination process is overseen by the District Committee. We encourage all districts to name winners for all five awards! They reward leadership and success in your district, are easy for school administrators to understand and celebrate, and can generate press for recipient schools. Plus, the awards are provided by the NSDA as part of your district tournament supplies free of charge!
District High School Coach of the Year Award » This award honors high school
Award Process
District New Coach of the Year Award »
Collecting Nominations » Standard nomination forms are available on the NSDA website, and we strongly encourage districts to use our format to provide consistency at the national level. We receive a copy when each nomination is submitted and so does the district chair!
Selecting and Reporting Your Winners » When a district chair submits the district dates reporting form, they also let us know which awards their district will give out this year. Districts can select their winners any way they like. Each district winner is automatically entered into the running for the national-level award when the district chair sends their information to us via a standard online reporting form. Districts can name winners at any time throughout the year, but the reporting deadline for national consideration is April 16.
National Awards » The national recipient of each award is selected from the pool of district winners and named in June. Winners receive national recognition, are celebrated at the National Tournament, and are featured on our website throughout the year! If your district does not currently offer one or more of these awards, please encourage your District Committee to add them this year or to appoint a member coach as the district’s award coordinator!
Award Options
coaches who reflect outstanding leadership and commitment to speech and debate activities.
This award recognizes an exemplary new high school coach who is in their first year of NSDA membership. If you’re not sure when a coach membership was paid, please reach out to us!
District Assistant Coach of the Year » This award recognizes an exemplary assistant high school coach serving at an NSDA member school.
District High School Administrator of the Year » This award honors an administrator who has succeeded in providing high-quality opportunities for students in speech and debate programming, as well as demonstrating exemplary contributions to the profession.
District Student of the Year Award » This award honors a graduating senior who best represents the tenets of the Association’s Code of Honor: integrity, respect, humility, leadership, and service.
To access our online nomination forms, visit www.speechanddebate.org/honor-society/#recognition.
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