Administrator of the Year Award 2026

This Award will be presented during our Annual Conference on Nov. 12, 2026 at the Turning Stone Resort & Convention Center.

The NYSSCA Administrator of the Year Award recognizes a department, building or district leader who has provided outstanding support to the school counseling profession. Nominations can be made by the nominee or a colleague of the nominee. The award will be presented at the NYSSCA Annual Conference.

To be eligible:

(1) the nominator must be a current member of NYSSCA;

(2) the nominee must be currently employed as a full-time administrator or recently retired;

Recognition Criteria include:

The nominee demonstrates awareness and knowledge of New York State K-12 School Counseling Regulations.
The nominee has been responsible for school counseling program innovations or development of the district comprehensive school counseling program aligning with the New York State K-12 School Counseling Regulations
The nominee demonstrates outstanding qualities of leadership, advocacy and collaboration in his/her work promoting equity and access to rigorous educational opportunities for all students to maximize student achievement.
The nominee demonstrates strong professional and civic activities.

Deadline for submissions is: October 9, 2026.

Recipients will be notified by October 30, 2026

If you have questions, please email questions to the Awards Chair at awards@nyssca.org

Nominee

First Name

Last Name

E-mail

Phone Number-include area code

Nominee Address

Institution (School) Name

Street Address (If Work: School or Business Address)

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Nominee Position Title

Nominee Work Setting

County of School

Nominator's Name

First Name

Last Name

E-mail Address

Phone Number Including Area Code

Relationship to Nominee

Nominator's Address

Institution (School) Name

Street Address (If Work: School or Business Address)

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Nominator's Position Title

Nominator's Work Setting

The nominee demonstrates awareness and knowledge of New York State K-12 School Counseling Regulations.

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The nominee has been responsible for school counseling program innovations or development of the district comprehensive school counseling program aligning with the New York State K-12 School Counseling Regulations

0/300

The nominee demonstrates outstanding qualities of leadership, advocacy and collaboration in his/her work promoting equity and access to rigorous educational opportunities for all students to maximize student achievement.

0/300

The nominee demonstrates strong professional and civic activities.

0/300

Attachment Letter of Recommendation 1(No More Than 3)

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Attachment Letter of Recommendation 2

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Attachment Letter of Recommendation 3

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Attachment for Additional Supporting Documents (no more than 5 pages)

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Name of Your Local Newspaper

Name of Your Superintendent or Supervisor

Thanks very much for your Administrator of the Year Award Application . For more information and registration instructions for the NYSSCA Conference, please visit www.NYSSCA.org