Excellence in Service Awards Program

The Excellence in Service (EIS) Awards program began in the 1982-83 school year to recognize and encourage superior performance, and to cultivate a continued expectation of excellence, in Grand Haven Area Public Schools. Each year, the process starts with nominations from many sources, and then a review of nominations by the Excellence in Service Awards screening committee takes place. This committee is composed of two teachers, a parent, a non-instructional employee, an administrator, a student from the senior class, and a school board member. The teachers, parent, non-instructional employee and administrator are appointed to three-year terms. The student and board member serve one-year terms.

Committee

The EIS committee spends several hours pouring over the nominations to select the winners. The committee reads all nominations and comes to consensus using a rating scale on winners from the two main categories, which are teaching / itinerant and non-teaching. The award winners are kept confidential until the awards ceremony in May.

Recipients receive engraved plaque and monetary award

Each EIS award winner receives an engraved plaque, as well as monetary awards presented to them at a dinner in their honor. These monetary awards come from a variety of donors within the community—individuals, organizations and area businesses. 

Excellence In Service Award Recipients