Presidential Awards

Dear Friends,

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are the Nation's highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science. The Awards recognize outstanding K-12 teachers for their contributions in the classroom and to their profession. If you know great teachers, nominate them to join this prestigious network of education professionals!

Who is eligible? Your nominee must:

• Teach mathematics or science at the 7-12 grade level at a public or private school
• Hold at least a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Be a full-time employee of the school or school district as determined by state and district policies, and teach K-12 students at least 50% of the time
• Have at least 5 years of full-time, K-12 mathematics or science teaching experience prior to the 2010-2011 academic school year
• Teach in one of the 50 states or the four U.S. jurisdictions. The jurisdictions are Washington, DC; Puerto Rico; Department of Defense Schools; and the U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Not have received the PAEMST award at the national level in any prior competition or category.

I know there are a lot of outstanding teachers in Alabama and Georgia! Congratulations to 2009 winners Megan O’Neill from Fairhope, Alabama and Chris Harrow from Atlanta and Rachael Parr from Commerce, Georgia!

Please take some time to consider one of your colleagues.

All information and How-To Nominate can be found at http://www.paemst.org.

Thank you!

Ned