American Legion
Educator of the Year Award
1. Each Post shall select a Chairman whose responsibility will be to provide the District Committee with a suitable and qualified nominee for the award in each of the two categories (grades K-6 and grades 7-12).
2. The Department shall make an official entry form available to each Post. This form will be the only method acceptable for Posts to certify the name and accompanying documentation to the District Chairman. Entry forms and are the property of The American Legion and will not be returned to applicants/contestants.
3. Each District Commander shall appoint a Committee of not less than three or more than five members whose responsibility shall be to judge all applications and select one winner who shall represent that District in Department competition.
4. Each District Chairman shall set his/her own deadline for determining the District winner. However, all District winners shall be certified to Department Headquarters no later than Monday, June 2, 2008.
5. All district winners, as well as the department winners, of the Educator of the Year Award shall be announced from the podium during ceremonies at the Department Convention.
6. The winners of the Department Award shall be the guests of the Department at the Department Convention where minimum benefits shall include lodging for a minimum of one day.
7. All nominees for this Award must be living, active, full-time educators within the two established grade categories, within the State of Indiana.
8. No Department winners may be certified for consideration of Educator of the Year for successive years.
9. Membership in the American Legion shall not be a requirement or consideration in qualifying any nominees for this Award.
10. The nomination for this Award of any member who sits on this committee shall not jeopardize that member’s position on this committee. The nominee shall enjoy the same privileges and the responsibilities as all other members.
11. Entry forms provided by the Department shall be used as the sole instrument of certifying a nominee and shall not be used as a basis of accumulating points toward determining winners. Final judgment shall be made from the documenting materials appearing on the 25 pages in the album.
RULES FOR DETERMINING DEPARTMENT WINNERS FOR
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
1. Scrapbooks complete with dividers will be provided to each District Chairman at the Mid-Winter Conference.
2. The District Chairman shall be responsible for the assembly of the District winner’s scrapbook. This may be accomplished by a method of the Chairman’s own choice.
3. Scrapbooks will be three-ring binders, 8 1/2” x 11 1/2”.
4. Each book shall contain a photograph of the candidate.
5. Numbered tabs (dividers) are provided to separate the album into sections suitable for judging.
6. Deadline for certifying District winners to Department is June 2, 2008. Judging will be June 8, 2007.
7. The chairman representing the District from whom the Department winners are selected shall be notified by mail no later than June 20, 2008.
8. Judging shall be by a specially selected panel of not more than five or less than three persons and shall include at least one person with a professional background in education.
9. Department winners shall be declared on an accumulation of total points using the following rating system:
SECTION I Professional Career (0 to 20 Points)
SECTION II Community Service (0 to 15 Points)
SECTION III Family (0 to 10 Points)
SECTION IV Letters of Recognition (0 to 5 Points)
10. It is the responsibility of the District Chairman to assure the presence of their winner at the Department Convention.
11. The Chairmen representing the Department winners shall be prepared to provide additional biographical data, if necessary, for a suitable presentation.
12. Each Chairman shall commit their District to the certification of a District winner to the Department by the established deadline. If he/she feels that this cannot be accomplished, he/she shall submit his appointment resignation to his/her District Commander.
13. This goal can be obtained by the District Chairman immediately contacting at least one selected Post within their District and collaborating with that Post to assure that at least one applicant per District be realized.
14. It’s great to be a District Chairman, but it’s even greater to be a successful one by assuming the challenges and responsibilities attendant with that appointment. Yes, you were chosen as a Chairman because of your record, but with the expectation that you would perform successfully. Don’t let your District Commander down. PRODUCE!
15. Chairman should not only give minimized reports at District meetings, but should make personal contacts with various post officials throughout their District thereby encouraging multi-post participation in this outstanding program.
The American Legion
Official Entry Form
1. Name of Nominee:
Address:
City: County: Zip:
Telephone: - -
Recommended by:
Post #: District: Category “A” (K-6) Category “B” (7-12)
2. Age of Nominee: How long engaged as an Educator?
Present position, giving name of City, Town, and/or School
3. List of previous education experience
4. Submit a biographical sketch of Educator nominated, including education, family, church affiliation (if any), social organizations, or other data suitable for the construction of a speech necessary in the performance of presenting the winner’s award. (Attach appended sheet)
5. What makes this candidate an outstanding educator?
6. Has this individual’s superior been informed of this recommendation, YES NO ?
If yes, does he/she concur with the recommendation? YES NO ?
7. If the answer to number 6 is “yes” please attach a letter of recommendation from this Superior.
8. Each Post winner shall have his/her entry data submitted to the District in a form of their own choosing. Each District winner shall have his/her submission prepared as out lined by the rules presented to each District Chairman. Post submissions should be documented by photos, certificates, news clippings, and other items relating to the nominee’s career. Submissions should not exceed 25 pages in length to the District and shall not exceed 25 single pages to Department. Department will return all entries to the nominees.
9. Judging will be governed by the Rules approved by the District Chairmen and appended to this entry form.
10. Attach a small photo of the person nominated.
This recommendation was submitted by
Who is from Post #
The American Legion, Department of Indiana, located in the District.
Post Commander Chairman Post Adjutant Post Children & Youth Chairman