​NOMINATION PROCESS
Nominations will only be accepted online at the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation website. Once nominated, a principal will receive an email notification of his or her nomination, and also receive a link to begin the application process. Nominations for the 2023 Award Cycle have closed.  All nominations submitted will be held until the 2024 Award cycle opens in August 2023.

Principals must be nominated for a Kohl Leadership Award to be eligible to compete for a Leadership Award. Principals can be nominated by students, parents, other teachers, community members, or school district administrators. Principals who plan on continuing in their role during the 2023-2024 school year are eligible to be nominated and apply. Because the program's purpose is to recognize the contributions of Wisconsin school building administrators, assistant principals (including administrative or supervisory roles such as Dean of Students), district administrators and superintendents are not eligible.

Additionally, previous Herb Kohl Principal Leadership Award recipients are ineligible, however, an applicant who has previously received a Kohl Student Scholarship when in high school or a Teacher Fellowship is still eligible.  Principals who have been nominated in the past but not selected as a Leadership Award recipient may re-apply if nominated. Nominations must be submitted on the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation website.

A principal does not need to be an Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) member to be eligible for a Principal Leadership Award.

SELECTION PROCESS
AWSA will review each 2023 applicant’s packet for necessary materials and completeness. Successful applicants' materials will be forwarded to a State Selection Committee. Representatives of the Kohl Educational Foundation, CESAs and MPS, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, and state education-related associations serve on the State Selection Committee.  Applicants who have been nominated for the 2023 award, and have reached the Statewide Selection Committee level, will be contacted in early 2023.  Award recipients will be notified of their selection by the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation no later than March, 2023. AWSA will choose the public school Elementary and Secondary Principal of the Year from among the recipients of the Herb Kohl Leadership Award.  For more information on the Principal of the Year Award go to www.awsa.org/recognition-and-awards.