Distinguished Educator of the Year

D300 Foundation for Educational Excellence

2007/2008 District 300 Educator of the Year Award

Purpose of the Award

The District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence seeks to enhance and extend learning opportunities for all District 300 students. By annually honoring a District 300 classroom educator who best meets the award criteria, it is the hope that the excellence that exists in many of our classrooms will be advanced.

Award Criteria

• The educator must have at least 5 years of District 300 teaching experience and be at least 5 years from anticipated retirement.

• The educator should display innovative techniques of instruction and motivation of learners that maximize student achievement.

• By example the educator should inspire colleagues to employ innovative techniques and best practices.

• The educator should display a willingness to share her/his expertise that leads colleagues down the path toward exemplary performance.

• The educator should demonstrate through daily practice, an understanding of the needs of learners and what it takes to bring them to high levels of achievement.

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Nomination Process

Each school in District 300 is encouraged to annually establish a nominating committee of no less than three certified staff members to determine whether a nomination should be submitted. Should it be decided that a nomination is to be submitted; the school nominating committee will complete and submit the application by the required date.

If a particularly meritorious nomination does not reach award status in a given year, the foundation may ask the school to resubmit the (updated) nomination the following year.

Deadline for Nominations

Nominations are to be sent to The District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence, 300 Cleveland Avenue, Carpentersville, IL 60110, Attn: Kimberly Nix. They are due February 25, 2008 and must be postmarked no later than February 22, 2008.

Selection Process

The Selection Committee will consist of no less that five District 300 certified retirees and at least one member of the Board of Trustees of the District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence.

Presentation

The Foundation’s Distinguished District 300 Educator Award will be announced and presented at the annual Gala. It will consist of a commemorative award and a monetary award.