Autumm Jeter receives CLAS Leadership award

Autumm Jeter, principal at Magnolia Elementary, was chosen as the 2017 CLAS (Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools) Leadership Award winner, sponsored by the Horace Mann Companies. At the 2017 CLAS Annual Summer Convention, held at the Mobile Convention Center, Jeter was recognized as a nominee for this award. During the awards luncheon on June 13, she was announced as the winner and presented with a plaque by 2016-2017 CLAS President Sonja Hines. Lee Busby, a representative of the Horace Mann Companies, was on hand to present Jeter with a $1,000 check.

Out of 10 nominees for this honor, Jeter best exemplified the leadership characteristics the award is intended to recognize. Her nomination was made by the Alabama Association of Elementary School Administrators (AAESA). 

Jeter currently serves on the AAESA Board of Directors as well as the CLAS Board of Directors. She communicates and meets regularly with the Alabama Congressional delegation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. as well as members of the Alabama Legislature, advocating for issues that are beneficial to the school children of Alabama.

A colleague wrote, “Dr. Jeter is the real deal. She has creative, innovative ideas to solve complex problems.”

“Autumm Jeter has been a well-respected leader in our CLAS umbrella association, the Alabama Association of Elementary School Administrators as well as Alabama’s education community for many years,” states CLAS Executive Director Dr. L. Earl Franks, CAE. “She epitomizes servant leadership and is liked, respected, and appreciated by Alabama’s educational leaders for her intellectual common sense and caring personality.  Being selected for this prestigious award affirms Dr Jeter’s contributions to the CLAS organization, the school leader profession, and public education.”

-Submitted by the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools.