Nominate an Outstanding Special Educator

8/7/2023

The Department is seeking nominations for the 2023 Kathe Shelby Leadership Award, which recognizes outstanding leadership by a special educator in Ohio. The nomination deadline is Thursday, Aug. 31.
 
The Department will present the award at OCALICONLINE 2023, the premier autism and disabilities conference.
 
A nominee should meet the following criteria:

• Have a minimum of 15 years of full-time experience in special education;
• Currently employed by a district or community school;
• Use knowledge of effective programming for students with disabilities;
• Use knowledge of special education law to benefit students with disabilities;
• Demonstrate exceptional and effective skills in improving the quality of special education programming for Ohio's students; and
• Serve as a true champion of special education by displaying initiative and influencing students and showing respect toward students with special needs, their parents, special and general education teachers, related services personnel and school administrators.

Please visit the OCALICONLINE awards webpage for more information or to submit a nomination. The winner receives complimentary registration to OCALICONLINE 2023.

The award honors the late Kathe Shelby, director of the Office for Exceptional Children from 2008-2011.