Herb Kohl: Principal Leadership Award - Public School Principals & Administrators Grant

Herb Kohl: Principal Leadership Award - Public School Principals & Administrators Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc.
Amount: US $6,000
Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Summary

The Herb Kohl Principal Leadership Award aims to honor and support exemplary school administrators in Wisconsin. Award recipients, including up to 17 principals annually, receive $6,000 grants for personal and school development. Eligible nominees are Pre-K through Grade 12 principals who are nominated by various stakeholders. The program fosters leadership excellence, enhancing educational experiences in Wisconsin's public and private schools.

Overview

Principal Leadership Award - Public School Principals & Administrators Purpose The purpose of the Herb Kohl Principal Leadership Award is to recognize and support excellence in Wisconsin school administration. The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation's goal is to support Wisconsin principals in pursuit of their unrealized goals for their schools or professional development. The Kohl Principal Leadership Award recipients and the schools those principals lead each receive $6,000 grants from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation. The Association of Wisconsin School Administrators chooses the Elementary and Secondary Principal of the Year from among the public school recipients of the Herb Kohl Leadership Award. The Herb Kohl Foundation annually selects 100 teachers and a maximum of 17 principals to receive awards. Funding If your nominee chooses to apply, he or she will be considered for a $6,000 personal grant and a $6,000 matching grant for his or her school. Up to seventeen Leadership Awards are awarded annually-- 13 to Wisconsin public school principals and up to 4 to private school principals/administrators.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Pre-K through Grade 12 Wisconsin 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 to continue in their role for at least the upcoming school year are eligible to be nominated and apply.Principals who have been nominated in the past but not selected as a Leadership Award recipient may re-apply if nominated.A principal does not need to be an Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) member to be eligible for a Principal Leadership Award.

Ineligibility

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.