HCPS Support Services Superstar Award Nominations Accepted By Oct. 14

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Nominations are being accepted for the Harford County Public Schools Support Services Superstar Award. This annual program gives HCPS stakeholders the opportunity to recognize deserving support services employees.

All Harford County Public Schools regular support staff employees are eligible for the award. Employees must be appointed at least .5 FTE and must have successfully completed one year of continuous service. Supervisors, administrators, teachers and other certificated employees, and substitute employees are ineligible to receive this award. Nominees must meet APGFCU eligibility criteria.

Examples of eligible support staff employees include:

• Clerical support
• Instructional support (paraeducators; inclusion helpers, etc.)
• Custodial support
• Facilities support
• Food service support
• Transportation support
• Central office support – non-supervisory (technology; business services; curriculum, instruction and assessment; human resources, etc.)

The awards will be based on employees meeting at least one of the following criteria:

• Exemplary performance, outstanding achievements or accomplishments
• Exemplary role model to include outstanding customer service, collaboration and positive attitude
• Cost savings or ideas that contribute to increased efficiency
• Positive impact on an individual, work location or school system

Up to 15 award recipients will be awarded $250 each.

A nomination form should be submitted to human resources as the first step in the selection process. A panel of judges will review the submitted applications to select finalists to recommend to the superintendent. Once approved by the superintendent, award recipients will be notified on Education Support Professional Day, which falls on the Wednesday of American Education Week.

Nomination forms can be downloaded by clicking here. Send the completed form and supporting documentation to:

Support Services Superstar, Office of Human Resources or to
Donna.Dean2@hcps.org

Nominations must be received by close of business Oct. 14.