• School Board Accomplishments

     

    Missouri School Board's Association selected the Nixa Public School Board as the Outstanding Board of Education:

     

    • 2000
    • 2004
    • 2010 (Finalist)
    • 2013
    • 2014 Performance Area: Governance, Leadership, and Accountability
    • 2015 Performance Area: School Finance Resources
    • 2017 Performance Area: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
    • 2018 Performance Area: Physical and Environmental Resources

     

    MSBA Education Leadership Team Program of Excellence Award or Governance Team Award:

     

    • 2005
    • 2006
    • 2007
    • 2009
    • 2010
    • 2011
    • 2012
    • 2013
    • 2014
    • 2015
    • 2016
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019

     

    MSBA Highest Overall Academic Proficiency Relative to Lowest Per Pupil Expenditure:

     

    • 2006

     

    Springfield Missouri Contractors Association

     

    • 2013 Developer of the Year Award

     

    Missouri School Board's Association

     

    • 2013 Early Childhood Exemplary Program of the Year

     

    Recognition received by Scott McDonald:

     

    • 2011 Springfield Business Journal's 40 under 40

     

    Recognition received by Linda Daugherty:

    • Named one of Springfield Business Journal's 2017 Most Influential Women

     

    Recognition received by Glenn Scott:

     

    • 2009 Nixa Community Foundation Citizen of the Year
    • MSBA Region 10 Finalist 2009 Paul Morris Community Service Award
    • 2014 Veterans Service Award

     

    Recognition received by Brent Dunn

     

    • MSU Excellence in Community Service Award
    • Named one of Springfield Business Journal's 2017 Men of the Year

     

    Recognition received by RaeLynn Anderson

    • Named one of Springfield Business Journal's 2017 Most Influential Women

     

    Recognition received by Dr. Stephen Kleinsmith, Superintendent: 

    • 2010 Missourian Award
    • 2010 Missouri's Superintendent of the Year Award/Robert L. Pierce Award
    • 2011 Springfield Business Journal's Men of the Year Award
    • 2013 Springfield Business Journal's Community Involvement Champion
    • 2014 National School Public Relations Association's Leadership Through Communication Award

     

    Recognition received by Dr. Gearl Loden, Superintendent:

    • 2015 Mississippi State Superintendent of the Year
    • Tupelo/Lee County NAACP – S.L. Ratcliff Education Award in 2015
    • Hometown Hero by Alpha Kappa Alpha in 2012

     

    Recognition received by Brenda Rantz:

     

    • 2003 School Business Official of the Year Award by the Missouri Association of School Business Officials (MoASBO).
    • 2008 417 Magazine's 10 Most Beautiful Women
    • 2009 Springfield Business Journal's 20 Most Influential Women
    • 2014 Nixa Academic Hall of Fame
    • 2019 Springfield Business Journal 2019 Top Financial Executive (Dynamic Dozen awards)