The C. Henry Hottum Award for Education Performance Improvement

Purpose
The purpose of this award is to recognize chapters that have achieved a significant increase in educational performance from one year to the next.

Eligibility
All chapters that have met all charter requirements are eligible.

Criteria

• The C. Henry Hottum Award for Education Performance Improvement will be awarded to chapters for the exceptional growth in registrant hours over the last year.
• The last five years of all chapter data will be used to calculate the mean and standard deviation used to set the National award standard.
• To achieve the bronze award, the chapter’s percentage increase in registrant hours from the previous year must be greater than the mean and no more than 1.0 standard deviation above the mean.
• To achieve the silver award, the chapter’s percentage increase in registrant hours from the previous year must be greater than 1.0 standard deviation above the mean and no more than 2.0 standard deviations above the mean.
• To achieve the gold award, the chapter’s percentage increase in registrant hours from the previous year must be greater than the 2.0 standard deviation above the mean.

Standard
The annual numerical standard for this award shall be established by management, and communicated to chapters as soon as possible following the end of the program year but no later than June 1. (The standards are established at the start of the year in which they apply. The same standard is applied regardless of chapter size)

Award Announcement
The winning chapters will be announced and recognized at the Annual Chapter Presidents Dinner and Meeting during the Annual National Institute in June.