Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education
PRESIDENT'S EDUCATION AWARD - Outstanding Civics Teacher Award
WHAT IS THE AWARD?
This Award, established by the President of the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA), is given annually to one or more teachers in recognition of their law related education work.
The Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education and the LSBA will recognize the award recipient at a reception held in January 2010. This reception will be held at the Marriott Convention Center in New Orleans during the Louisiana State Bar Association’s annual Midyear Meeting. The 2010 President's Award recipient will receive public recognition and funds to be used for the purchase of law related education material for their classrooms.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
• Social study educators teaching grades K-12 in Louisiana and who are certified teachers.
• Educators who teach in an accredited Louisiana school.
• Educators who have taught Civics and/or Law Studies for a minimum of 1 year.
HOW TO APPLY
• Submit a cover sheet providing your name, your home address, the name of your school and school address, home and school phone, email address, parish, number of years teaching.
• Attach to cover sheet a typed one page statement on why law related education is important to you and your students.
• Statement should include a brief description of teacher's current law related educational content in his curriculum and how students are impacted by the teacher's efforts to teach them about the law, the legal system and foundations of democracy.
• Application should be accompanied by a letter of support from the school principal or Director of Social Studies; or from a parent or a student who is familiar with teacheer's work.
• Application Deadline: December 1, 2009 4:00 p.m.
Please submit your application to:
President's Award Committee
Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education
601 St. Charles Avenue, 4th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70130
If you have any questions, please contact Peggy Cotogno at (800) 421-5722 or (504) 619-0134 or Email: peggy.cotogno@lsba.org. Faxed copies will not be accepted.
