ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪz dɪzˈaɪnd tʊ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒ skˈuːl bˈoːɹdz ðæt hæv ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn æktˈɪvᵻɾiz ænd mˈɑːdəld bᵻhˈeɪvjɚz lˈiːdɪŋ tʊ ˈɛksələns ɪn lˈoʊkəl skˈuːl ɡˈʌvɚnəns ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv kwˈɔlᵻɾi pˈʌblɪk ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən.
The award is designed to acknowledge school boards that have engaged in activities and modeled behaviors leading to excellence in local school governance in support of quality public education.