NOMINEE SELF PROFILE

2018 DISTINGUISHED LUTHERAN EARLY CHILDHOOD ADMINISTRATOR

Name:

School:

Complete Address:

Phone: Fax:

Home Address

Phone: Email:

Are you an LEA member?

Are you a LEAD and/or ECE Network participant?

Number of years you have been an administrator:

Schools that you have served in the past:

Administrative duties:

Administrative and other duties of past service:

Education (include dates and major areas of study):

DegreeInstitution Date

Did you graduate from a Lutheran Teacher program?

If not, have you successfully completed a Colloquy program? yes______date

If not, are you enrolled in the Colloquy process?

Honors, awards, or recognitions received:

LEA selection committees will give priority to nominees who are synodically trained, colloquized, or currently involved in the Colloquy program. Nominees from all countries are eligible. Each nominee also must

  • be a current member of Lutheran Education Association,
  • be subscribed to one or more of the LEA Networks,
  • be active both in the local as well as the Lutheran community,
  • have a strong, demonstrated commitment to serve Jesus,
  • have shown a commitment to excellence in meeting the social, emotional, spiritual, and cognitive needs of children, youth, adults, and/or families.

Please answer the following questions in 100 words or less each. You may wish to address the general award criteria above in your responses.

What are your greatest joys as you work with students, parents, teachers, and others?

What is your greatest challenge as a Lutheran early childhood administrator?

What is your personal mission statement?

How do you fulfill this mission in your duties as an administrator?

Cite accomplishments, evidence, and results in your ministry as a Lutheran educator for the criteria below in 200 words or less each:

  1. Equipped and willing to profess and teach Christian faith from a Lutheran perspective.
  1. Demonstrates outstanding leadership through curriculum development, staff professionalism and morale, and family involvement.
  1. A member of other professional associations.
  1. Committed to National Lutheran School Accreditation or other accreditation if not serving an LCMS school.

Please provide the following:

1. An autobiographical sketch or vita of your current and past involvement in local, district, and/or national activities

2. A current photograph

3. Three (3) letters of recommendation as indicated: Please indicate the name and phone contact information for each person you asked to write a recommendation.

Pastor:

Phone:Email:

Teacher

Phone:Email:

Parent

Phone:Email:

Checklist:

Have you attached or otherwise included electronic documents of the following?

_____ the Self-Profile form?

_____ autobiographical or vita information?

_____ a current photograph of yourself?

Have you reminded the following to email recommendation letters to

_____ pastor?

_____ teacher?

_____ parent?

Questions? Call LEA at 708.209.3343.

All the above must be received by email to

no later than December 4, 2017.