Cato Excellence in Teaching Awards

Lifetime Achievement in Teaching Awards

The Arts & Science Council is pleased to announce the first ASC Honors-Cato Lifetime Achievement in Teaching Awards. These awards celebrate the lifetime achievement of exceptionally creative teachers who have taught PreK-12 grades in the Arts, Sciences or History and who have demonstrated creative infusion of the arts, sciences or history into the core curriculum.

Click here to link to more information on the ASC Honors program.

If you would like to nominate a teacher for lifetime achievement in arts, science or history, please click here to download the Cato Lifetime Achievement in Teaching form.

 

Excellence in Teaching Awards

The Arts & Science Council’s Cato Excellence in Teaching Awards Program seeks nominations of exceptionally creative teachers who have distinguished themselves in teaching the Arts, Sciences or History or who have demonstrated creative infusion of the arts, sciences or history into the core curriculum.

Three $1,500 awards will be presented annually through the support of ASC’s Cato Excellence in Teaching Endowment. Both Finalists and Recipients will be recognized at ASC’s annual Impact + Investment event in July.

Teachers, principals, school administrators, parents, students and others who can speak to a teacher's qualifications for the award may nominate teachers for consideration.

Nominations will be received by ASC in digital format.
Deadline for receipt of nominations is January 31, 2012 by 5:00 pm.

Review Process

Based on a review of nominations received by the deadline, five (5) finalists in each discipline will be selected to complete a full application for final review by the selection panel. Finalists will be notified in early March.

After both finalists and their nominator(s) have been notified, the following information will be required to be submitted by March 30, 2012:

  • Biographical Information
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Teaching Philosophy (2 pages)
  • Three (3) Letters of Recommendation (1 school administrator, 1 teaching colleague and 1 other)

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible teachers must be a Pre-K through 12th grade teacher working for a public or independent school in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln or Union counties in North Carolina or Lancaster or York counties in SC. Nominees should exhibit a career marked by innovation and excellence in teaching focused on the arts, sciences or history or creative infusion of the arts, sciences or history into the core curriculum; school and community leadership; and dedication to the field of education.

How to Apply

The deadline for applicationed was Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Applications are no longer being accepted for this year.

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