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*NEW* Teacher of the Year Award - Florida Fund for Minority Teachers
Founded in 1996, The Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc. has awarded scholarships to eligible minority students to increase the number of minority teachers in Florida’s public school classrooms.
Continuing a tradition established last year, the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers plans to recognize a new Teacher of the Year for 2009. There are certain criteria that must be met in order to be eligible for consideration. The teacher must be a graduate of one of the 33 representative Florida public or private educational institutions. In addition they must have satisfied the minimum requirements of having 3 years of continuous teaching experience in a Florida public school, has received excellent performance evaluations and reviews, and has demonstrated the characteristics of a caring and qualified teacher leader.
This year's winner will receive a $1,000 cash award, will receive a beautiful commemorative trophy and will be recognized at our 2009 annual conference to be held in Miami, Florida. A runner-up will be selected as well and receive a $500 cash award.
To learn more about the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers please visit their Web site at
www.ffmt.org. Click
here to download a nomination form. Completed nomination forms may be faxed to Mrs. Lois King at the University of North Florida (904) 620-1135. The deadline to receive nominations for this year’s award is March 1, 2009.
Nominations being accepted for 2009 Teacher/Professor of the Year
Each year during Engineer's Week, the engineering professionals of Northeast Florida recognize and honor a teacher and a professor in the area of math, science, or engineering. Professionals from the public or private middle schools, high schools and universities in Northeast Florida are eligible.
The Engineer's Week awards committee will accept and review one nomination from each middle and high school. The nominee should meet all criteria and all nomination packages must include a letter of recommendation from the school's principal. The deadline for submission is
Friday, February 1, 2009. Click
here for more information.
Keep Jax Beautiful Awards -- Accepting Nominations
The City of Jacksonville, in partnership with the Keep Jacksonville Beautiful campaign,
is accepting nominations for the third annual Keep Jacksonville Beautiful awards. These awards showcase individuals, businesses, organizations and schools that are making strides to keep the city clean.
Applicants will be judged in three areas and should demonstrate that they have made outstanding and ongoing efforts in (1) beautification, (2) litter prevention, or (3) litter cleanup in Duval County. Nominees must complete an application, attach a summary of their achievements and any supporting documentation and send to: Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Award, Attention: Vivian Harrell, 1321 Eastport Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218, no later than
Monday, Feb. 16. The award will be presented at the Mayor's Environmental Luncheon.
Applications for the Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Awards may be downloaded from the City of Jacksonville's Web site at www.coj.net keywords "Keep Jacksonville Beautiful." An application may also be requested by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the address listed above. Refer to the online award applications for more details.
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