Full Board Awards

• Award is based on CEU records.

• Look for more information in Fall 2023.

• This award is presented in conjunction with the ASBA-ASA Annual Conference.

The Lou Ella Kleinz Excellence in Governance Award is ASBA’s highest honor for a full board. This award recognizes an Arizona school board that has demonstrated outstanding education leadership for the year. It is named in honor and memory of former ASBA Executive Director Lou Ella Kleinz, who served the association from 1971 to 1991.

Past Winners:

• 2021 – Tempe Union High School District  and Glendale ESD
• 2021 – Cottonwood – Oak Creek School Board
• 2020 – In 2020 ASBA celebrated all boards for their leadership in the most difficult year.
• 2019 – Queen Creek USD
• 2018 – Nogales USD

The winning board will have shown board initiative, action and leadership in the following areas:

• Focuses on students
• Demonstrates progress in achieving goals
• Demonstrates a commitment to educational equity
• Fosters increased family involvement
• Develops collaboration within the community, such as with social agencies, community groups and other governing bodies
• Creates a district and school culture which fosters opportunity, access and inclusion and high expectations for all
• Past winners may apply after seven years and a quorum of the board must be different than the previously winning board

• Nominations Open: Monday, September 18, 2023.

• Deadline: 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

Click here to complete the nomination form

• The award is presented at the ASBA Tribute to Leadership General Session at the ASBA-ASA Annual Conference.