Awards Program

Strong community partnerships are vital to the success of public schools. The Champions for Public Education Award recognizes community residents, organizations or local businesses whose support of and contributions to public education have significantly benefited an entire school district. See the attached nomination form as well as sample nominations of past winners.

• 2022 Champions for Education Award timelines/description, nomination/criteria form (.doc)
• Sample nomination: Berkeley County (.pdf)
• Sample nomination: Aiken County (.pdf)
• Sample nomination: Anderson 4 (.pdf)
• Champions for Public Education recipients by year (.pdf)

Service Awards are presented annually to board members who serve for 10 years and above in five year increments (15, 20, 25, 30, 35 etc.)

Each January, School Board Recognition Month focuses attention on the importance of local governance for community schools. Follow this link for additional information.