Golden Bell Award Winners Honored at CSBA Annual Education Conference
San Francisco, Calif. – The California School Boards Association will present its prestigious Golden Bell Awards to 58 school districts and county offices of education from across the state at a recognition luncheon held during the association’s Annual Education Conference and Trade Show on December 1 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Westin St. Francis, 335 Powell Street, San Francisco. The Golden Bell Awards competition, now in its 33rd year, recognizes public school programs that are innovative and sustainable, make a demonstrated difference for students, and focus on meeting the needs of all public school students.
Programs that are helping public schools close the achievement gap garnered the most honors this year. Eleven awards will be awarded to school districts that are helping students achieve through after-school programs, mentoring, instructional interventions, scheduling changes, use of data and other innovations. This year’s award winners were drawn from a field of about 250 entries from around the state.
“California schools continue to produce excellence even in these difficult fiscal times. The Golden Bell Awards exemplify that excellence and the determination of school leaders to serve California's children with award-winning programs and services,” said Vernon M. Billy, executive director of CSBA.
Experts from California school districts and county offices of education made up the 12-member judging panel that reviewed the written entries and made the initial recommendations for the awards. On-site validators assessed the programs in action.
Awardees will be honored in the following categories:
- Accountability/Assessment
- Bridging the Achievement Gap
- Career Technical Education
- Character Education
- Community Schools through Partnerships and Collaboration
- County Offices of Education
- Curriculum
- Early Childhood Education
- ExtraCurricular
- Instruction
- Invigorating High Schools
- Parental/Community Involvement
- Professional Development and Teacher Recruitment/Retention
- Special Education
- Sustainable, Renewable, Energy and Resource Efficient Programs
- Technology
- Wellness
A comprehensive list of award recipients is available at www.csba.org.
CSBA is the non-profit education association representing the elected officials who govern public school districts and county offices of education. With a membership of nearly 1,000 educational agencies statewide, CSBA brings together school governing boards, and district and county office administrators to advocate for effective policies that advance the education and well-being of the state’s more than 6 million school-age children.