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TSTA/NEA Awards
Programs
TSTA offers several opportunities to recognize
outstanding educators, education support personnel, regional and local
associations, media representatives, businesses, and other individuals or
organizations that support public education. Recognize your peers and
community partners in education through TSTA’s annual awards program.
Winners are presented awards at the TSTA House of Delegates.
Nominations for the following awards must be
submitted to the Organizing Center for Public Affairs by the deadline
indicated in order to be eligible for an award in the current year. For
details or nomination forms call 877-ASK-TSTA, ext. 1292 or email
clairem@tsta.org.
Instructional
Awards (Deadline: Plan Submission November 1 / Documentation
March 15)
Instructional Awards are noncompetitive awards to recognize
local associations for planned activities and accomplishments that
incorporate certain strands of the NEA Priority Schools Initiative into
local planning. Three levels of award—Instructional, Executive Director and
President—are available, depending on the number of initiatives included in
the local plan. Go to
Teaching & Learning for details.
School Bell
Awards (Deadline: January 31)
Multiple award categories recognize outstanding media coverage of
education issues and events. Categories of awards include: (1) Newspapers
and Magazines, (2) Radio, (3) Television, and (4) Electronic Media.
Nominations are accepted from any TSTA local or regional affiliate or by
media self-nomination. Nominations should cover broadcast or publications
over the calendar year (January 1 – December 31). Download our
School Bell Awards
instruction booklet and the
nomination form, both in PDF
format. Nominations should be returned to: TSTA Organizing Center for Public
Affairs, 316 West 12th Street, Austin, TX 78701.
Pride in
Communications Awards (Deadline: March 1)
Pride in Communications awards recognize
outstanding local/regional association newsletters and web sites. Entries
are judged on the extent to which the local and/or regional association
programs are identified and explained. If you have someone you'd like
to nominate, download the
entry form (PDF format). Entries
should be returned to: TSTA Communications, 316 West 12th Street, Austin, TX
78701.
Nominations for
the following awards must be submitted to the Organizing Center for
Executive and Governance (CEG) by the deadline indicated in order to be
eligible for an award in the current year. For details or nomination forms
call 877-ASK-TSTA, ext. 1510 or email
carolm@tsta.org.
Ronnie Ray ESP
Advocate of the Year Award (Deadline: September 30 by 5:00 pm)
This award recognizes a TSTA educational support professional (ESP)
whose activities reflect the contributions of
ESP’s to public education, particularly in one or more of the following
areas: (1) innovations to support the day-to-day educational process; (2)
professional achievements in his/her classification; (3) involvement in
promoting public education in the community; (4) involvement in TSTA at the
local, state, or national level; and (5) enhancement of the ESP image in
their association, work site, or community. Nominees must have been an ESP
member of TSTA for three years as of January 15. Nominations are
accepted from regions and/or local affiliates (one per affiliate). The
nomination form
should be returned to: Ronnie Ray ESP Award Committee, c/o TSTA CEG, 316
West 12th Street, Austin, Texas 78701.
Friend of Education Award
(Deadline: December 1)
This award
recognizes either (1) an individual who is not a professional educator that
has made a significant contribution to the cause of public education or (2)
an organization/company outside the field of education that has made an
outstanding contribution in the field of education. Nominations are accepted
from any TSTA member, local association, region, or other recognized group--e.g.,
statewide or special committee or caucus. The nomination packet should
consist of a nominating letter or memo and a biographical statement
providing details about the major single accomplishment or career effort
supporting the worthiness of the individual or organization/company to
receive this award. Nominations should be returned to: Friend of Education
Award Committee, c/o TSTA CEG, 316 West 12th Street, Austin, Texas 78701.
Frank J. Tejeda
Award for Public Service (Deadline: December 1)
This award recognizes an individual for service at the state or national
political/legislative level on behalf of public school children or
educational employees of Texas. Nominees must be elected or appointed
officials who are not currently employed full-time by a school district.
Nominations are accepted from any TSTA member or group of members or the
award committee. The nomination packet should consist of a nominating letter
or memo and supporting evidence of accomplishments related to the award.
Nominations should be returned to: Frank J. Tejeda Award Committee, c/o TSTA
CEG, 316 West 12th Street, Austin, Texas 78701.
NEA Human and
Civil Rights Award (Postmark Deadline: December 10)
TSTA encourages its members and local or regional affiliates or to
nominate an individual, organization and/or a region or local affiliate for
an NEA Human and Civil Rights Award. For further information on the
individual award categories and forms, please view NEA’s website at
www.nea.org/annualmeeting/hcrawards
or write NEA Human and Civil Rights, 1201 16th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20036-3290 (202-822-7709).
Professional,
Human, and Civil Rights Awards (Deadline: February 1)
Multiple award
categories recognize Texas educators, TSTA local and regional associations,
and other individuals or associations who are friends of education for
distinguished service and contributions in promoting and/or encouraging
professional and human rights activities. Nominations are accepted from any
TSTA member, local or regional association, or statewide affiliate in the
following categories:
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Individual Award
– educator who has made outstanding contributions to professional and
human rights (nominee must be a TSTA member and be nominated by the local
PHCR and executive committees).
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Special
Award – individual or organization inside or outside the area of
education for outstanding contributions to professional and human rights
(nominee does not have to be a member of TSTA unless eligible)
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Mickey
Leland Memorial Award – individual or organization that has
initiated/participated in activities establishing an ongoing program or
institution having a widespread social, educational, economic, or
political impact, especially those projects that help the needy.
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Willie Velasquez
Memorial Award – individual or organization that has
initiated/participated in activities to eradicate inequities based on
race, gender, or ethnicity and to improve inter-group relations and
understanding, especially those projects that help the politically
disenfranchised become more involved in the political process.
The
PHCR nomination form should be returned to: PHCR Awards
Committee, c/o TSTA CEG, 316 West 12th Street, Austin, Texas 78701. Each
entry must be submitted on a separate nomination form.
Ermalee Boice
Instructional Advocacy Award (Deadline: February 1 by 5:00 pm)
This award recognizes and promotes teaching
excellence based on the following criteria: professional practice, advocacy
for the profession, community engagement, leadership in professional
development, and attention to diversity. The recipient of this award will be
submitted as TSTA’s nominee for the NEA Foundation Award for Teaching
Excellence, so nominees for the Boice award should comply with the
guidelines provided for the NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence (www.neafoundation.org).
All TSTA members are eligible for nomination provided they are also members
of their local and the NEA. The
nomination packet should be returned to: Ermalee Boice Award
Committee, c/o TSTA CEG, 316 West 12th Street, Austin, Texas 78701.
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