2023 Educators of Excellence Award Application

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New Memphis knows that great leadership is needed in every corner of our community — from the board room to the classroom. Educators are essential leaders in our community as your impact and investment is critical to our city’s future success. At New Memphis, we believe it is paramount to recognize the contribution of our best educators, to learn from your experiences, and to support you in your growth. Your work is transformational to students, fellow educators, and Memphis as a whole. To recognize and celebrate the outstanding work of exceptional educators, we launched the New Memphis Educators of Excellence Awards in 2018. The whole city needs to hear your stories – why you are driven to teach, the sacrifices you make to be excellent for our kids, and how you approach your classrooms and schools with innovative, resilient spirits. .

To be eligible to apply:

You must be employed in Memphis as one of the following at the time of application and at time of recognition (fall 2023): prek-12th grade full-time teacher, instructional staff, support staff, or school or network administrator

To learn more about the award and how winners are recognized, click here. Thank you to the generous support of the Crews Family Foundation for making this award possible.

I. APPLICANT INFORMATION

First Name

Last Name

School

If there are multiple campuses, please be specific

Title

Please be specific, i.e. "9th grade English teacher" instead of "Teacher"

Personal Email

Work Email

Best email at which to reach you:

Phone number:

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City:

State:

Zip Code:

Not including residency or student teaching years, 2022-2023 is your

Are you an active participant in or alumni of any of the following education organizations?

Please list what organization you are a part of that's not listed above.

Are you an active participant in or alumni of New Memphis?

New Memphis affiliation is not required to be eligible for the award. Check out our website to learn more about our programs.

Demographic information helps New Memphis better understand who we are serving. If you prefer not to answer, please select that option.

Date of Birth

Gender:

Race/Ethnicity:

Please specify:

Have you moved or returned to Memphis within the past 18 months?

Yes

Where did you move or return from? Please list city and state. (Example: Memphis, TN)

Eligibility Information

Which of the following best describes your role?

prek-12th grade full-time teacherinstructional staffsupport staffschool or network administrator

Do you plan to be in the same position and at the same school in fall 2023?

YesNo

Please explain your anticipated position and school for August 2023:

How did you hear about the Educators of Excellence award?

Please specify:

II. RESUME OR CURRICULUM VITAE

Please attach a current resume or curriculum vitae (limited to two pages)

III. REFERENCES

We may reach out to your references between now and August 2023 to provide further information.

Reference 1 should come from a member of your most recent school administration. If you are an administrator, reference 1 should come from a member of your district/CMO leadership or network team.

Reference 2 may be anyone who has worked with you in a professional setting.

Reference #1

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Title

Organization

Relationship:

Reference #2

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Title

Organization

Relationship:

IV. ESSAYS

Please provide your responses to the following questions in the text boxes below. Responses should be no more than 500 words in length. It is recommended to type in another application and then copy and paste into the space below.

1. What is your personal mission statement and what significant personal or professional factors have shaped your mission?

2. How does your work as an educator or staff member support “a more prosperous and vital new Memphis”?

3. What makes you an Educator of Excellence?

V. CONSENT FOR FURTHER REVIEW

If needed for further consideration, New Memphis will contact you and request that you submit evidence of your positive impact on students. It is up to the candidate to select what information they will submit for review by the selection committee. The submission must be previously verifiable by your school administration and/or district leadership for authenticity. Evidence can include, but is not limited to TVAAS data, NWEA-MAP data, STEP data or TNReady data. We recognize that not every academic discipline has the same type of student data so please use your discretion. Support staff may use relevant qualitative data. If you are school administrator or member of a network team, you may use school wide or network level data as evidence of impact. Please initial below to indicate your commitment to submitting this information to the selection committee upon request.

If selected, you may be asked to participate in a classroom visit, interview, photo shoot, video and ceremony. Please initial below to indicate your willingness to participate fully if selected.

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