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  • Dr. Kay Phillips Administrator of the Year Award

    Application due Dec. 15, 2024
  • To receive SIPA's Administrator of the Year Award, a candidate must meet the following criteria:

    • The administrator must provide support to more than one media staff.
    • The administrator must nurture the principals of scholastic journalism.
    • The administrator must provide support, including resources to meet the program's needs.
    • The administrator must recognize and allow for the time demands placed upon the adviser for media.
    • The administrator must support the educational growth of the students by encouraging them to attend workshops, conferences and conventions.
    • The administrator must support the academic standards of the courses and the enrollment of students in media programs.
    • The administrator must support publications' participation in the memberships and critiques of state, regional and national organizations.
    • At least one media staff at the administrator's school must be an active member of SIPA.
    • SIPA advisers may nominate the administrators at their schools.
  • Administrators who receive the Kay Phillips Award are invited to be our guest and to speak at the SIPA banquet Saturday, March 8, 2024.

    Please attach a letter explaining why this individual or staff deserves the Dr. Kay Phillips Administrator of the Year Award. The letter is required; you may attach other materials if you wish.

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