Awards Program

Texas Classroom Teachers Association

Awards Program

Nominations must be electronically stamped or postmarked on or before October 20, 2008!

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Summary

The Texas Classroom Teachers Association presents 13 statewide awards annually to honor those who have made outstanding contributions during the past year to public education, the teaching profession or to TCTA. Nine awards are presented to those outside the teaching profession, and four are presented to TCTA members. This year there are two new awards honoring innovation and TCTA leadership. For the first time, nomination forms are available online and documents can be submitted electronically. See rules and regulations.

Note: Right click on any of the links below and select "Save to desktop" (Mac) or "Save target as" (PC). You can then work at your convenience, save it using the nominee's name, and email to Headquarters once completed.

Award categories - External

	Friend of Education		School Board Trustee of the Year
	Recognizes outstanding contributions to Texas public education. Two categories: private citizen and public official.		Recognizes a trustee who has made outstanding contributions to the local school district, teachers, students and public education.
	Administrator of the Year		Silver Apple media award
	Recognizes outstanding Texas administration officials who promote communication and understanding within the education community. Three categories: elementary school, middle/secondary school, central office.		Recognizes excellence in reporting education issues in Texas. Three categories: print, circulation of less than 50,000; print, circulation of 50,000 or more; broadcast, including television and radio.

Award categories – Internal

	Retiree of the Year		Faculty Representative of the Year
	Recognizes an outstanding TCTA member who retired from the teaching profession between September 1, 2005 and August 31, 2008.		Recognizes exceptional service and commitment to TCTA and its local affiliates, and unique, successful approaches to membership recruitment/retention.
	Innovator of the Year		Leader of the Year
	Recognizes a TCTA member who has created an innovative, outstanding approach/plan that has produced recognizable results in the classroom, school or district.		Recognizes a TCTA officer or member who has shown exceptional leadership through mentoring, campus activism and/or outstanding service to members.

Rules & Regulations

Nominations may be submitted to TCTA headquarters via e-mail, mail, FAX, or hand delivery.
Nomination forms must be electronically stamped or postmarked on or before midnight of the deadline date.
Each award has an official nomination form that outlines specific submission requirements, and each entry will be screened for adherence to these regulations before being submitted to the judges.
A nomination could be moved to a different category if it meets eligibility requirements.
With the exception of the Friend of Education and Silver Apple Media awards categories, submission of any award nomination form attests that a nomination is made on the basis of a CTA election or other democratic process (e.g., ballots made available to all CTA members, a vote at a publicized meeting, etc.).
Submissions must be made by the CTA President, or by a Member-at -Large (in areas where there is not a TCTA local affiliate).

Selection process

TCTA Awards Program judges will know the names of Friend of Education and Silver Apple nominees. In all other categories, nominee names, school districts and CTA affiliations (if any) will be eliminated to ensure a fair and impartial judging process. Friend of Education award recipients are selected by TCTA’s Legislation Committee; all other award winners are selected by the Communications/Public Relations Committee. Award winners and those who nominated winners will receive official notification prior to the association’s annual convention. TCTA award winners other than the Friend of Education receipients will be honored at the Awards Luncheon, held at the conclusion of the TCTA Annual Convention in Austin, February 7, 2009; Friend of Education winners will be recognized at the TCTA Representative Assembly on Friday, February 6.

Reviewed 08/11/08