1. OUTSTANDING BEGINNING TEACHERS’ AWARD
Next Steps in Advocating for Teacher Education

2. MEMBER PARTICIPATION
Twelve member institutions, representative of geographic locations in the state, will be asked to nominate one of their alumni.

3. NOMINATIONS Will be made by individual institution
Forms for nomination submission will be available on the IACTE website ( ).
Anticipated due date for submission: February 1, 2013

4. Criteria for Outstanding Beginning Teacher Selection
To be determined
Criteria will be shared by individual institutions during award ceremony.

5. Invitations
IACTE Executive Board will follow up nominations with official letters of invitation to:
Each nominee,
Each nominee’s building administrator, and
Teacher union representatives.

6. SPECIAL INVITATIONS
Legislators who represent the districts in which the awardees’ schools are located will be sent special invitations and receive follow-up phone calls to invite them to the reception and inform them that a teacher in their legislative district Is being awarded an outstanding beginning teacher award.

7. Reception
Awards will be presented to the teachers at the Legislators’ Reception, with acknowledgement of the building administrators and union representatives.

8. Gift Ideas
A memento
A professional development toolkit designed to enhance skills to advocate for the education profession

9. COSTS Travel expenses (mileage) for awardee
IACTE
INSTITUTIONS
SCHOOL
Hotel for one night
Meals
Memento
Professional Development Toolkit
Travel expenses (mileage) for awardee
Costs for substitute teacher