2024 Leader in Excellence Award

Pioneers. Trendsetters. Forward thinkers.

It’s our honor to honor you.

Education is made possible every day by the pioneers and thought leaders in education. Skyward is proud to partner with all of those who use our solutions to simplify operations, strengthen their teams, and improve learning outcomes.

Help us honor these trendsetters, forward thinkers, and Skyward superheroes and super-districts by nominating them for the Skyward Leader in Excellence award for 2024.

Submit a nomination

ELIGIBILITY
For the individual award: Current employees of districts that used Skyward in the 2022–23 school year are invited to nominate another member of their district.

For the district award: Any district that used Skyward in the 2022–23 school year is invited to enter.

RECOGNITION
Winners of both the individual and district awards will receive one FREE registration to iCon 2024 (Skyward’s international conference), held March 6-8, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida.

Winners will also be celebrated in an award ceremony at the conference!

DEADLINE
The deadline for entries is August 18, 2023. We will announce winners in early 2024.

2023 Individual Winners

Fadi El-Duweini Administrative Systems Coordinator

SMS 2.0

"Cairo American College, Egypt

Fadi El-Duweini has more than earned his reputation for being the go-to in the administrative office due to his ability to come up with creative solutions when deadlines are mounting and decisions need to be made."

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Fayerene Meeks Finance Supervisor

SMS 2.0

"Saginaw Intermediate School District, Michigan

After 47 years of service in Saginaw ISD, Fayerene has been instrumental in empowering others by identifying ways to streamline processes by using Skyward to its full potential. Fayerene takes the time to listen to others, making them feel comfortable reaching out to her, and encouraging them in their role."

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Kimberley Israel Enterprise Applications Coordinator

SMS 2.0

"Eanes Independent School District, Texas

Every day she supports the multiple demands from the district for the many SMS 2.0 modules they use, and she does so with a crisp project management style that not only achieves results but also helps the users to understand how to navigate Skyward themselves … plain and simple, Kimberley is the..."

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Dr. Nicole Jones Director of Employment Services

Qmlativ

"School District of New Berlin, Wisconsin

When it comes to putting in the hard work to streamline a district’s hiring processes, Dr. Nicole Jones doesn’t even know the word “shortcut.” In the summer of 2022, the School District of New Berlin fully transitioned away from a former applicant tracking vendor to Skyward Qmlativ, and..."

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Kenneth Surma Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations

Qmlativ

"Crete-Monee School District 201U, Illinois

Kenneth worked with his department as well as human resources to develop a conversion plan to Qmlativ, and schedule check-in meetings with all parties to make sure everyone was on the same page. He spent countless hours in the evenings and on weekends learning new features and was always excited to share his..."

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Kevin Orton IT Manager

Qmlativ

"St. Peter Lutheran School, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Kevin worked hard to emphasize the importance of Skyward Qmlativ in centralizing information and automating account management, while integrating it with other programs being used at the district. Kevin has developed a core group of staff who are constantly working to drive adoption throughout..."

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2023 District Winners

Hartford Union High School

SMS 2.0

"For over two decades, Hartford Union High School (HUHS) has been using Skyward solutions, and if there is a problem to solve or new feature to implement they are always front-and-center to put SMS 2.0 to work. Instead of getting buried under hard-copy records, HUHS solved that issue by using nearly all of the paperless..."

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Midlothian Independent School District

Qmlativ

"Prior to migrating to Skyward Qmlativ in 2021, Midlothian ISD was mired in the "way it's always been done" when it came to data. Beginning the migration to Qmlativ allowed them to begin ensuring that they were collecting and using data in the most efficient and effective way to best serve their students."

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Previous Winners

Brian Adesso
Director of Business Services

2022

Qmlativ