TEA accepting nominations for 2016 presidential awards

The Texas Education
Agency has announced
that nominations and
applications for the 2016
Presidential Awards for
Excellence in
Mathematics and Science
Teaching (PAEMST) are
now being accepted.
Administered by the
National Science
Foundation on the behalf
of the White House
Office of Science and
Technology Policy,
PAEMST is the highest
recognition a mathematics
or science teacher
may receive for outstanding
teaching in the
United States. This year,
the PAEMST program
will honor mathematics
and science teachers in
kindergarten - grade 6.
Teachers may be nominated
for the award or
may sign up to apply
themselves. Principals,
teachers, parents, or
other members of the
general public are
encouraged to nominate
outstanding teachers.
Applicants must meet the
following eligibility criteria:
•Teach mathematics or
science at kindergarten -
grade 6 in a public
(including charter) or
private school;
•Teach in one of the 50
states or the 4 U.S. jurisdictions;
•Hold at least a bachelor’s
degree from an
accredited institution;
•Be a full-time
employee of the school or
school district as determined
by state and district
policies and teach at
least 50 percent of the
time;
•Have at least 5 years of
full-time, K-12 mathematics
or science teaching
experience prior to
the 2014-2015 academic
school year;
•Be a U.S. citizen or
permanent resident; and
•Has not received the
PAEMST award at the
national level in any
prior competition or
category.
To nominate an outstanding
teacher or
access the application,
visit www.paemst.org.
The nomination deadline
is April 1, 2016, and
applications are due by
May 1, 2016. In addition,
eligible teachers who
submit a completed
application by the May 1,
2016, application deadline
may be awarded 20
continuing professional
education (CPE) hours.
PAEMST recipients
receive a presidential
citation; a paid trip for
two to Washington, D.C.,
to attend a series of recognition
events and professional
development
opportunities; and a
$10,000 award from the
National Science
Foundation.

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