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BY DON HARRIS

It’s Time to Submit Nominees for

AASBO’s 2017 Best Practices Awards

One of the best reasons for belonging to
the Arizona Association of School Business
O cials is the Best Practices Awards program.
It’s one of those win-win-win situations
– the school districts or charter schools
and the individuals who are selected for
the award gain recognition and more, other
AASBO members learn a better way to tackle
a sometimes di cult task, and the taxpayers
will appreciate that their money is being spent
wisely.
Now that the holidays are over and
things are getting back to normal, it’s time
to think about submitting nominees for a
Best Practices Award, said Jim Migliorino,
who introduced the program several years
ago. Migliorino, Associate Superintendent of
Fiscal Services for Deer Valley Uni ed School
District, urged all AASABO members to start
looking around their district or charter school
for potential winners. org. Or you can call him at (623) 445-4959 or at ASSBO, (602) 253-
“ e AASBO Best Practices Award provides an opportunity for 5576. A nomination form is available on the AASBO website.
our association to celebrate the good things that are going on in our Be sure to include the name of the person being nominated,
profession,” he said. “ e award recognizes e orts that proactively their title, work phone number and email address. Also provide
provide improvements to better education in our state. By making the employer’s name and mailing address, a description, up to
these awards, these great activities can be shared with others who 150 words, of the activity that deserves recognition, and how the
may be able to implement them in their own district or charter. e activity bene ts the educational process.
awardees get publicly recognized at the AASBO Spring Conference e 2016 winners were:
with an o cial certi cate, plus the named individual receives a gi • Tucson Uni ed School District for its playground equipment
card.” inspection program.
Recalling past winners, Migliorino said, “It’s really encouraging • Tempe Elementary School District for engaging students in the
to see the ingenuity that our members demonstrate. Each and every construction of a new school.
year I am more impressed with the nominees and their exciting • Paradise Valley Uni ed School District for the unannounced
ideas. Hopefully, other AASBO members will consider adapting temporary reassignment of cafeteria managers.
the winning projects to their own district.” • Pendergast Elementary School District for an engineering
Nominations are due Friday, February 24. assessment to save a historic landmark and $3.7 million.
The Selection Committee review of nominations will be • Holbrook Uni ed School District for the development of a
completed by March 8. creative and economical GPS system.
Notices will be sent to the winners by March 10. Other nominees last year were Bullhead City Elementary and
Winners will be announced at AASBO’s Spring Conference Colorado River Union High School Districts; Tucson Uni ed
on April 7, the nal day of the three-day gathering in Laughlin, School District; Flagsta Uni ed School District; Wickenburg
Nevada. Uni ed School District; Dysart Uni ed School District; Higley
Nominations should be emailed to Jim Migliorino, AASBO Best Uni ed School District/ Higley High School; Stan eld Uni ed
Practices Awards Program Chairman, at: jim.migliorino@dvusd. School District; Creighton Elementary School District; Littleton
Elementary School District, and Prescott Uni ed School District.

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