Support Employee of the Year Award
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Dorian Munoz |
Nominations are now closed. |
Congratulations to all of our 2025 Support Employees of the Year!
The overall FCPS Support Employee of the Year will be selected and announced at the Board of Education meeting on May 21.
Purpose of the Award
This award program recognizes outstanding members of the FCPS support staff from eight broad job categories. Of the eight, one staff member will receive the overall Support Employee of the Year award.
- Administrative Support
- Food Service Support
- Operations Support
- School Support
- Special Education Support
- Systemic Support
- Technical Support
- Transportation Support
*All support positions are represented by one of the above categories. This document has been prepared to aid in determining the correct category for a nominated staff member. Contact Public Affairs if you have a question regarding a particular job title and the appropriate category.
Nominators
An FCPS support employee may be nominated for this award by:
- any FCPS employee
- a student or former student
- a parent
- a citizen
Nomination Criteria
Nominees must be support employees compensated according to the support employee salary scale, employed full-time at least three consecutive years with FCPS, and:
- Take initiative to go beyond the basic job duties
- Demonstrate exceptional skill and dedication to the job
- Contribute to the mission and vision of the school system
- Are respected by their co-workers
- Demonstrate an attitude and manner that has a positive effect on others
- Exhibit exemplary attendance
Nomination Process
The nomination packet must be a single PDF file to include and may not exceed:
- The nomination application with the signature of the nominee’s principal (school-based employees) or immediate supervisor (non-school-based employees). Please ask the school principal to send Bus Driver/Assistant nominations to the Transportation Manager for a signature.
- A typewritten summary (two-page maximum) explaining how the nominee meets nomination criteria 1-5. Criterion 6 will be addressed on the application by the nominee’s supervisor. Please number and address each criterion separately, citing examples of how the nominee meets the criterion.
- At least two letters of support (limit four; no more than one page each).
- Nominations were due by Friday, January 31. 2025
- Use the following naming convention:
Category_Last Name_First Name - Scan and upload your nominations as a single PDF to following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aAC7Hf7Jq26x9SYR3DbxHq3jSR4kl5XK
Only nominations that are uploaded to this folder as a single PDF will be considered. (For best results use Google Chrome.)
- Use the following naming convention:
Selection Process
A screening committee will review all nomination materials and select a recipient in each of the categories based on the aforementioned criteria. The committee will then choose an overall recipient.
Awards and Recognition
FCPS cabinet members will notify the finalists by mid-March. The Superintendent will recognize and present a trophy to each finalist at the May 21, 2025 Board of Education meeting. During the presentation, the Superintendent will announce the overall Support Employee of the Year and present the recipient with a special award.