High School Teacher of the Year Award

Texas Lawyers Auxiliary

2012 Law-Related Education
High School Teacher of the Year Award 

Deadline for Entry: April 15, 2012

 

For more than twenty-five years the Texas Lawyers Auxiliary has actively supported public education, citizenship awareness, and a variety of service programs. In recognition of the vital role that teachers play in law-related education, the Auxiliary sponsors its annual High School Teacher of the Year Award.

 

Purpose: 

The purpose of this award is to honor public and private high school teachers in the State of Texas who have made significant contributions in law-related education and who have developed programs which have

• Furthered the understanding of the roles of courts, law enforcement agencies and the legal profession

• Helped students to recognize their responsibilities as well as their rights

• Encouraged effective law-related education programs in their schools and communities

• Increased communication among students, educators and those involved professionally in the legal system

 

Nominations: 

Nominations for the 2012 TLA Teacher of the Year Award may be submitted by the applicant, school administrators, other teachers, students, lawyers, judges, professional members of the community, or any other interested parties.  

 

Application Materials Must Include:

1. A completed Application Form
2. A résumé (maximum of one page)
3. A summary of law-related education activities (maximum of three pages)
4. Two letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the nominee and his/her law-related education program
5. Relevant supportive evidence such as newspaper articles or other publications that describe the nominee’s program (if available)

 

Additional Information:

1. Nominees must currently be teaching in Texas public or private schools.
2. Home school teachers are ineligible.
3. Teachers who applied but did not win in previous years are encouraged to reapply.
4. A teacher may win a TLA LRE TOY Award only once.
5. The complete entry (including Application Form) may not exceed ten pages.
6. Applications may be mailed, e-mailed, or faxed.
7. Texas Lawyers Auxiliary Board Members may not submit entries or write letters of recommendation for applicants.  
8. Entries will not be returned to the applicants.

 

Award: 

The teacher selected will be presented a framed certificate and $1,000 cash (check) award at the Annual Meeting of the State Bar of Texas in Houston, Texas in late June 2012.

 

For more information regarding the Teacher of the Year Award and/or to receive an on-line application, please contact:

Martha Ann Franco, TOY Chairperson
mafrancotx@sbcglobal.net

 

Please mail completed entry (postmarked by April 15, 2012) to: 

Martha Ann Franco
#19 Sherborne Wood
San Antonio, TX 78218-1771

 

Texas Lawyers Auxiliary is a charitable, educational, and non-profit organization whose mission is to promote public understanding, appreciation, and respect for the law and the American legal system.