NDEA Awards Nominations Carry March 15 Deadline

Start planning now for the NDEA Awards Nominations due March 15, 2009. Winners will be announced during the NDEA Representative Assembly at a luncheon on April 18 in Bismarck.

The awards and categories are:

Educational Leadership Award---This award recognizes a member who has demonstrated exceptional leadership ability by improving quality education either at the local or state level.

Outstanding Local Association Award---This award recognizes an outstanding local association that promotes community involvement in public education.

Educational Support Personnel---This award recognizes an outstanding NDEA support personnel employee whose position betters the education profession and the lives of students.

Media Award----This award recognizes outstanding coverage of public education by a radio station, television station, daily or weekly newspaper or a media individual. (This award does not have to be given each year.)

Professional Courage Award---An award in this category recognizes a member or a local association for assuming a risk to further the right, dignity or academic freedom of teachers.   (This award does not have to be given each year.)

Any member or local association can make nominations for each of these awards.  The person or persons making the nominations should provide reasons for the nomination and the qualifications of the nominee or any other documentation pertinent to the Awards Committee. The nominations can be sent by e-mail to mailto:dakota.draper@ndea.org or placed in regular mail to Dakota Draper, NDEA, and PO BOX 5005, BISMARCK, ND 58502.

Again, the deadline for submission for the awards is March 15.

The Adrian R. Dunn ‘Friend of Education’ Award’ will be awarded when appropriate, but will be given during the General session of the NDEA Instructional Conference, along with the Teacher of the Year Award.