Against
All Odds Award
This award
is for those individuals who have taken a stand at
personal or professional risk to themselves on behalf
of NSEA and the education profession.
Dedicated
Educator Award
This award
recognizes those individuals who have demonstrated
at least twenty (20) years of dedicated service in
the field of education over all. Candidates
must be NSEA members but do not necessarily have to
have demonstrated on-going service only.
Distinguished
Service Award
This award
is reserved for those members who have served a consecutive
period of no less than fifteen (15) years as an elected
or appointed leader in NSEA and/or one of its local
affiliates.
Friend
of Education Award
With this award,
NSEA recognizes any individual, organization, or business
which has demonstrated a strong commitment to excellence
in education in the State of Nevada.
Government
Relations Award
The recipient
of this award must have an exemplary record of service
in the areas of political action and government relations.
Candidates for this award must have a demonstrated
record of effective involvement which spans a minimum
of three consecutive elections or legislative sessions
in one of these roles: (1) TIP Coordinators for NSEA-TIP
and/or locally-endorsed candidates; (2) legislative
advocates; or (3) a release-time lobbyist, who may
be nominated after one session.
Isaac
Perez Outstanding Educator Award
This award
is given each year to honor current outstanding members
who go above and beyond the call of duty in helping
the youth of the local community.
Outstanding
Achievement Award
This award
recognizes Association members who have an outstanding
record of achievement promoting the goals of the Nevada
State Education Association at either the local, state,
or national level.
Retired
Achievement Award
This award
recognizes an NSEA-Retired member having an outstanding
record of achievement in promoting the goals of the
NSEA-Retired at the local, state, or national level.
Val
Arrendondo Member Rights Award
The recipient
of this award must have an outstanding record of promoting
and protecting member rights. Nominees must
have represented education employees threatened with
disciplinary action or dismissal, or have participated
in the grievance process.
To
nominate someone for one of these awards, you must
complete the following:
1.
Attach a narrative statement
explaining why the nominee should receive the NSEA
Award indicated. Refer to the appropriate
award description in preparing your statement –
reasons must be consistent with award criteria.
2.
Attach three letters of recommendation from any
appropriate source (i.e., fellow members, parents,
administrators, etc.)
3.
Attach any additional documents which may assist
the NSEA Awards Committee in making its selection
(newspaper clippings, letters, project summaries,
etc.)
4.
Applications and attachments will not be returned.
5.
Application packets must be postmarked no later
than March 1.
6.
Mail applications and attachments to:
Jayne'
Price
NSEA
3511 E. Harmon Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89121
FAX: (702) 733-6004
7.
For further information, contact Jayné
Price at 1-800-248-6732, ext. 5014.
8.
Click
here to print an application form.
