The three broad criteria of leadership, commitment, and contribution to educational excellence shall be adapted to a school board as follows:

The Excellence in Education Award to a school board shall require:

(1) Leadership evidenced by board philosophy and goals which reflect the community's wishes and assurance that district employees know, understand, and implement that philosophy;

(2) Commitment evidenced by special efforts to access community input and provide interpretation of the board's actions and to maintain current knowledge of educational developments and implement appropriate innovations; and

(3) Contributions such as mechanisms to assure community interaction and teamwork and to promote maximum professional development by district employees.