Applicant Agencies Local Selection Process
Candidates for the Classified School Employee of the Year award compete in the state program as nominees of county offices of education. The California Department of Education (CDE) provides general guidelines regarding the awards program including the evaluation and selection criteria that will be used to select awardees at the state level. The CDE encourages county offices of education and districts to collaborate with employee organizations in their local selection process.
Some county offices of education organize and administer classified staff recognition programs within the county. Some school districts also administer recognition programs within their jurisdiction. Districts and counties that do not currently have a classified employee recognition program are encouraged to develop a local process. County offices of education support their finalists by assisting them with completing the application and carefully reviewing the final application so that each candidate, as a potential state finalist, offers a compelling and competitive application.
