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Exceptional educators that make a difference in Illinois student's lives and contribute positively to the culture of the school district in which they serve in one of the following categories:

• Administrator
• Team
• Community Volunteer
• Student Support Personnel
• School nurse, psychologist, social worker, school counselor, or speech/language therapist
• Educational Service Personnel
• Aides/paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers, custodians, administrative assistants, bus drivers, resource officers

• An outstanding educator is nominated by someone with firsthand knowledge of the qualities possessed by the nominee that makes them worthy of statewide recognition.
• New! Nominations by Student Enrollment
• Districts with student enrollment of less than 5,000 may nominate one individual per Those Who Excel category.
• Districts with student enrollment of more than 5,000 may nominate two individuals per Those Who Excel category.
  
• Due to the high number of student enrollment at Chicago Public School District 299, CPS may still nominate two or more individuals per category. 
• New! Nominations are submitted electronically by clicking the “Submit a Nomination" button below.
• Nominations are awarded on the following levels:
  • Award of Excellence
  • Award of Meritorious Service
  • Award of Recognition
• A selection committee composed of representatives of statewide education stakeholders will convene in early summer to evaluate and score the nominations.
• Awardees and their administrators will be notified in late summer.
• Awards Banquet: October 17, 2020 Bloomington-Normal Marriot Hotel & Conference Center.
  

To nominate:

1. Please select the Submit a Nomination button below. You will be redirected to ISBE's new awards management system – Submittable.
   
2. Select “Create your account" – Please note this allows for the secure submittal of nomination information and materials.
3. Once your account is created, select Those Who Excel - Specific Category.
4. Enter the requested information.

**View a short Submittable Tutorial**​

Completed applications must be submitted by Friday, June 5, 2020, 11:59 p.m.

For other questions about what's new or general program requirements, please contact Jeff Seiler at jseiler@isbe.net.

For technical support using the Submittable platform, please contact Submittable' s Technical Support Team, available Monday-Friday, 9a.m.-5p.m. (MST) at support@submittable.com or via Submittable' s chat option located in the bottom right corner of the Submittable Help Center page: https://submittable.help/en/ 

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