Golden Apple Awards

2012 Golden Apple Awards
April 18, 2012
Radisson Hotel & Conference Center

Each year, the Golden Apple Awards program improves community awareness of the quality of education in the Greater Green Bay area by recognizing high standards of professionalism, leadership and innovation in teaching with the Golden Apple Awards. Seven recipients (individuals and/or teams) are selected annually through a multi-level screening of anonymous applications and personal interviews. Selection criteria are based on the National Board of Professional Teaching standards, which identify the essential knowledge, skills and dispositions expected of experienced, quality teachers. The selection process focuses on elements such as:

commitment to student learning;
assessment of and use of tools to advance student progress;
efforts to stimulate student interest in learning

The process begins in October when business people visit all the area schools to present a token of appreciation to each of the K-12 educators.

In the next phase, community members nominator area educators (individuals and teams of educators). Nominated educators elect to enter the selection process by submitting an application. Teachers of Distinction are selected in the first round of the anonymous process. From this pool of educators, another group of applicants are selected for personal interviews. Through the interview phase, seven recipients are selected. They are: