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2018 Chair for Teaching Excellence Applications Being Accepted
Applications are now being accepted for Fort Worth ISD’s 2018 Academic Chairs for Teaching Excellence. This is the first time the process must be completed entirely online.
This program recognizes outstanding classroom teachers in FWISD. Recipients are awarded the title of Chair for Teaching Excellence and a $5,000 honorarium.
The Chairs for Teaching Excellence program was established by the FWISD in 1994. It is modeled after the university-level chair program and is designed to recognize and reward exemplary teachers. This program is unique because of its role in a public-school setting and for its rigorous selection process.
Teachers may self-nominate or they may be nominated by principals, colleagues, or parents. Each nominee must complete an application online, and their principal and a colleaguemust submit a recommendation online as well. If selected for further consideration, the teacher will be interviewed and must agree to be recorded teaching a lesson to students. There are separate selection committees for each Chair.
Selectees are honored at an awards luncheon to be held in November 2018, at a location to be announced. Teachers selected as Chairs are encouraged to pursue further education and training and share knowledge and expertise with colleagues.
Many more teachers apply for this honor than are selected. Since its inception, generous sponsors have awarded more than $1 million to teachers.
Applications must be submitted through the online form on the Partnerships website here. The deadline is close of business, June 29, 2018.
Anyone interested in learning more about the eligibility criteria for Chairs for Teaching Excellence or how to support the teachers of Fort Worth ISD may contact Danielle.stenger@fwisd.org.
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