Deadline Is February 1, 2002

Denver Teachers' Awards is now encouraging nominations for the 2001-2002 Distinguished Teacher Awards. The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, February 1, 2002. Nomination books should be delivered to the Welcome Center at the Denver Public Schools Administration Building at 900 Grant Street, Denver, Colorado.

Nomination books are judged and scored by a committee of college professors. Final selections are based on the results of the committee's scores. The Denver Teachers' Awards Board of Directors does not do any judging. The Board, however, tries to ensure elementary, middle school and high school teachers are all represented in the final selection. The quality of content of the nomination books is the basis for scoring, not the appearance of the book.

To be considered for the Distinguished Teacher Award, a teacher must be nominated on the official nomination form, available on the district's web site (www.denver.k12.co.us.)

Principals, school staff members, parents, students and citizens may nominate teachers. The nomination form is to be accompanied by letters and documents supportive of teaching excellence and should be put together in a nomination notebook of your own design.

Teachers nominated must have taught five years or more in the District prior to this year and must not have won this award before. A training session for those who wish to learn more about putting together a "winning" nomination book will be held at a later date, with more information to follow. Nine teachers will be chosen to receive the Distinguished Teacher Award at the annual banquet in May.

Denver Teachers' Awards will also be presenting two Helen Phelps Awards honoring an individual and a company for their outstanding volunteer contributions to the Denver Public Schools. Simple nomination letters should be sent to Mr. Carl Cerveny, 3425 Moore Street, Wheatridge, Colorado 80033. This award will also be presented during the May banquet.

Denver Teachers' Awards feels that this program of recognizing outstanding teachers and volunteers offers all citizens the opportunity honor the tremendous contributions to excellence in education. Denver Teachers' Awards sees this program as a show of support and admiration for our public school teachers.

For additional information please contact Mr. Tom Waymire at (303) 355-6181 or Ms. Sharon Tave at (303) 863-3701.