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EDWARD F. PRICHARD, JR., DR. LEE KIRKPATRICK, MISS ZERELDA NOLAND OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PRIZE - APPLICATION FORM

Please provide the following information. Please note that all requested information must be completed and all questions must be answered. Additionally, you must provide three letters of recommendation. One of those letters must be from your principal or other supervisor, one of those letters must be from a current or former student, and one of those letters must be from a teaching colleague.
All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2026. Do not submit any materials that are not specifically requested.

APPLICANT INFORMATION

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UPLOADED DOCUMENTS

Please upload the following five documents:

1. A resume, curriculum vitae or professional biography that includes the following information:
  • All degrees and certifications and the awarding institutions.
  • All schools (with districts and cities) where you have taught along with period of service at each school and content areas or grade levels.
  • Any awards or honors.
  • Any non-teaching activities that you believe have directly impacted your teaching
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2. In a single document, please provide your responses to the following five topics (maximum of 500 words per item).
  • Describe ways you have successfully encouraged partnerships with families or community members that have positively impacted student learning.
  • Describe strategies or initiatives you have taken to ensure that students of all backgrounds and abilities are able to thrive.
  • Describe ways you have been able to elevate student learning for your own students and other students through collaborations with your teaching colleagues.
  • Describe a project, program or curriculum you have developed that creates a dynamic learning environment for students to engage with real world problems or situations.
  • Summarize your personal beliefs about what distinguishes a truly outstanding teaching from a competent teacher.
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3. A letter of recommendation from your principal or other supervisor (if not a principal, please specify their relationship (maximum of 1,000 words).
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4. A letter of recommendation from a current or former student (maximum of 1,000 words).
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5. A letter of recommendation from a teaching colleague (maximum of 1,000 words).
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BACKGROUND QUESTIONS

Please answer all questions. If you answer any question “no,” please provide an explanation for that answer.

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