Inspiration

The Gordon Taylor Leadership Development Scholarship was established in recognition of Gordon’s 19 years of outstanding leadership to Region 10 ESC. His dedication to the Center and the continued talent and leadership growth of Center employees will be honored and reflected by scholarship recipients as they pursue post-graduate studies in educational leadership. In this way, his legacy will continue.

Criteria

Region 10 ESC intends to annually award scholarship(s) in the amount of $1,000 to Region 10 ESC employees seeking to further their education through post-graduate studies to obtain a degree in educational or organizational leadership and/or Principal or Superintendent certification. The scholarship is payable to the post-graduate school or certification program that the recipient is attending. The scholarship recipient(s) will be announced at the Region 10 Holiday Celebration in December. The number of scholarships awarded annually will be determined by the scholarship committee.

Eligibility

• Applicant must be enrolled in and pursuing post-graduate education or certification in educational or organizational leadership and/or a Principal or Superintendent certification program; proof of enrollment and transcripts must be provided;

• Each applicant must be a current Region10 employee

• Previous recipients of or candidates for the Gordon Taylor Leadership Development Scholarship are eligible to apply for the scholarship again, but are required to complete a new application each year.

Guidelines

• Complete the application form in its entirety, including answers to questions/statements requiring essay responses, 400 words or fewer.

• Provide proof of enrollment and/or transcripts from current post-graduate institution or certification program.

• Secure one letter of recommendation on official letterhead from an instructor of a current course at the applicant’s post-graduate institution.

• To complete the application process, fill out the application form, located on the Finance page on our R10 Connect site. Print, sign, and attach your proof of enrollment/transcript, and required recommendation letter. Place all required documents into a sealed envelope, which may then be sent via interoffice main, addressed to Sue Hayes in the Business Office. An alternative would be to scan all documents above and send them as attachments via email to sue.hayes@region10.org.