2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 37 - EDUCATION
Chapter 151 - Mississippi Accountability and Adequate Education Program Act of 1997.
37-151-13 - "Mississippi Administrator of the Year" Award Program.
§ 37-151-13. "Mississippi Administrator of the Year" Award Program.
The State Board of Education shall establish and design an annual program of awards for exemplary performing administrators in Mississippi's public school districts, to be called the "Mississippi Administrator of the Year" Award Program.
The board shall establish criteria and guidelines for making the annual award to one (1) exemplary performing administrator in Mississippi, which shall include a cash award of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to be paid by the State Department of Education pursuant to appropriation therefor and shall be unrestricted as to its use by the recipient. Such award shall be paid as a supplement to such administrator's contracted salary in the year subsequent to receiving the recognition.
The State Board of Education shall utilize such awards to bring the best administrative practices to the attention of other schools. The awards shall include public recognition by the local school board and the State Board of Education and the awarding of plaques, certificates and the monetary award for administrators that perform well.
Sources: Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 17, eff from and after July 1, 1994.
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