All boards who are recipients of the President’s Board Award or the Board of Excellence Award will be presented the award at their local Area Membership Meeting.

In 2025, 14 boards received the Board of Excellence Award

Ainsworth Community Schools
Frank Beel, Crystal Dailey, Bryan Doke, Jake Graff,  Jessica Pozehl, Brad Wilkins

Bloomfield Community School District
Dee Bratetic, Brady Folck, Justin Jindra, Casey Schmeckpeper, Deb Wragge, Hally Ziegler

Brady Public Schools
Bryan Franzen, Sara Gentry, Tina Golter, Necole Miller, Marge Spencer, Ryan Stearns

Cedar Bluffs Public Schools
Grant Fitzgerald, Garlyn Grosse, Jeremy Pleskac, Tim Shanahan, Todd Thiesen, Amanda Timmerman

Cross County Community School District
Jason Fellows, Kurt Moore, Cindy Nyberg, Quinn Peterson, Aaron Phillips, Marla Teegerstrom

David City Public Schools
Justin Krafka, Kasey Kuhlman, Don Moravec, Aaron Rerucha, Stephanie Summers, Marcus Thoendel

ESU 3
Marla Fries, Brett Kuhn, Ron Pearson, Mary Scarborough, Brenda Sherman, Ted Stilwill, Liz Tompkins, Stan Turner

Hershey Public Schools
Tim Berntson, Jason Bode, Steven Koch, Jodi Seamann, Yvette Troyer, Amy Wolfskill

Norris School District 160
Rhonda Burbach, Jim Devine, Craig Gana, Gary Kubicek, Stephanie Meese, Aaron Wubbels

Osmond Community Schools
Tyler Gansebom, Justin Koehler, Larry Krohn, Mark Moes, Michelle Reikofski, Tiffany Rice

Palmer Public Schools
Brian Friedrichsen, Daniel Hake, Heather Shotkoski, Justin Valasek, Todd Weller, Kathy Wolfe

Ralston Public Schools
Carrie Hough, Katie Krause, Elizabeth Kumru, Robin Richards, Mary Roarty, Samantha Willey

St. Paul Public Schools
Curt Dubas, Jason Meinecke, Marty Mrkvicka, Adam Rensch, Dan Scheer, Philip Thede

Sutton Public Schools
Teryl Andersen, Jarrod Aspegren, Jolene Griess, Jim Jones, Brent Mau, Jerry Overturf

Criteria

Board members must attain a minimum of Level I Award.

Board must have a voting delegate participate in the Annual NASB Delegate Assembly.

Members of the board must each attend a minimum of (2) two of the following Learning Opportunities during the current points year (Aug. 1 through July 31):

• NASB /NASA State Education Conference
• NASB/NASA Labor Relations Conference
• NASB Area Membership Meeting
• NASB Budget & Finance Workshop
• NASB Legislative Issues Conference
• NASB School Law Seminar
• National Conference (one per individual board member will count toward the board award)
  

Board Retreat and Board Goals: Qualifications require that the board participates in a board goal planning retreat/work session during the Award Year (Aug. 1 through July 31). The goals must be specific to improved board governance. Credit toward the Board Award is dependent upon the board submitting copies of the following documentation: board retreat minutes reflecting attendance of participating board members, and the board goals created.

The total points accumulated by the board must equal a minimum of 1,000.

The total points earned during the current Board Development year (by the individuals serving on the board as of July 31), must equal a minimum of 350.

The Board of Excellence award may be awarded to boards who meet the above criteria with the exclusion of one board member, i.e., 5 of 6 board members for a six-member board; 8 of 9 board members for a nine-member board, etc.

The deadline for earning the NASB Board of Excellence Award will be July 31, 2026.  To be considered for the award, all changes to individual points must be submitted through CRM to the NASB office before July 15, 2026.

All boards who are recipients of a Board Award will be presented the award at
their local Area Membership Meeting.

2025 - 2026 Awards of Achievement Program Year
August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026, at 5:00 PM CT