Crystal Apple.
TEA Crystal Apple Awards will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025 @ TBD
For the last 23 years, TEA has endeavored to honor members who make our schools the centers of excellence for students & our community that they are.
This award celebrates teachers who demonstrate exemplary leadership, innovative teaching, and an active commitment to TEA's history of positive relationships and collaboration across the school district; schools should choose their winners with those qualities in mind, and from there an online form must be completed recounting the teacher's qualifications for the award - in addition to each school's chosen winner being honored at the event, one teacher from each level is chosen as a particularly qualified exemplar of the award and is give a cash prize as well.
This award celebrates teachers who demonstrate exemplary leadership, innovative teaching, and an active commitment to TEA's history of positive relationships and collaboration across the school district; schools should choose their winners with those qualities in mind, and from there an online form must be completed recounting the teacher's qualifications for the award - in addition to each school's chosen winner being honored at the event, one teacher from each level is chosen as a particularly qualified exemplar of the award and is give a cash prize as well.
About Crystal Apple . . .
Each elementary school may choose one winner from their staff, and each secondary school may choose two winners.
You may also nominate an ESP/Classified Staff member from your building.
The nomination form can be filled out in stages. Also, for your convenience a PDF Version of the nomination form can be found below so that you may prepare your information before navigating to the required online form.
Please Note: In addition to a head shot of your winner for the awards program, please also submit a few other photos of your winner "in action" in your building; these will be used in our awards presentation.
You may also nominate an ESP/Classified Staff member from your building.
The nomination form can be filled out in stages. Also, for your convenience a PDF Version of the nomination form can be found below so that you may prepare your information before navigating to the required online form.
Please Note: In addition to a head shot of your winner for the awards program, please also submit a few other photos of your winner "in action" in your building; these will be used in our awards presentation.
How To Nominate an Educator or an ESP.
Voting for the 2025 Crystal Apple Award will open in spring 2024.