TO THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSED:
Re: State Board of Education Heroes for Children Award
The State Board of Education is now accepting applications for its
2001 Heroes for Children Award. The award recognizes public school
volunteers who have been strong advocates for Texas schoolchildren.
Nominations of individuals for the award are accepted from both
individuals and organizations. Educational employees, elected
officials and groups or organizations are ineligible to receive the
award.
An application for the award is attached. Please duplicate the
application as necessary and distribute it to appropriate
individuals in your school district or organization. The application
form is also available on the Texas Education Agency Web site at www.tea.state.tx.us/awards.
The State Board of Education will select 15 Heroes for Children
Award honorees, one from each Board district, from the applications
submitted. The Heroes are scheduled to be honored at the Board's May
and and September 2001 meetings.
Completed applications should be sent to the Texas Education
Agency's Communications Office, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Room
2-180, Austin, TX 78701-1494. Applications also may be sent by fax
to the Communications Office at (512) 463-5947 or e-mailed to dculbert@tea.tetn.net.
The application deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2001.
If you have questions about the Heroes for Children Award, you may
contact DeEtta Culbertson, Heroes program coordinator, at the Texas
Education Agency, at (512) 463-9000.
Sincerely,
Chase Untermeyer, Chair
State Board of Education
For further information on this topic, contact DeEtta Culbertson, Heroes program coordinator, at the Texas Education Agency, at (512) 463-9000