Application
2011 TAPE Awards
2011 Texas Education Partnership Awards
TAPE award nominees represent volunteers, community organizations, government agencies, institutions of higher education, businesses, and/or school districts, whose commitment to education partnerships have made a positive impact on the youth in their community. Nominations may be made in any of the eighteen award categories, including:
Community Partner Awards - (Non-profit, faith based, government or workforce agency, community group, athletic organization, PTA/PTO, college or university)
Academic Impact Award
Career Education Award
STEM Partnership Award
Health Partnership Award
Arts Partnership Award
Business Partner Awards – (For-profit businesses and corporations)
Academic Impact Award
Career Education Award
STEM Award
Partnership Program Awards
Innovation Award
Service Learning Award
Mentor Program Award
Volunteer Program Award
Individual Awards
Role Model Award
Youth Leadership Award
Wisdom Award
Partnership Advocate Award
Event Award (New!)
Awards are given on two levels in each category; the crystal award and the gold award. Two top awards winners are selected by judges for both the Outstanding Partnership of the Year Award and outstanding individual partner of the year, the Pat Rosenberg Award.
TAPE Award Winners will receive statewide and national recognition through an elegant awards dinner January 31, 2011 (held during the EEPC Conference) and inclusion in the TAPE awards publication Soaring to New Heights in Education: Powerful Partnership Practices Across Texas.
Important Dates
TAPE Awards Nomination Submission Deadline – October 15, 2010
Notification of Award Winners – November 19, 2010
Deadline for the purchase of TAPE Awards Banquet Tickets – January 14, 2011
TAPE Awards Banquet – January 31, 2011
How To Participate
1. Review the TAPE Award applications below. Prepare your online submission either in a Word document (so as to cut and past the data into the on-line form) or in the form provided below. NEW – See the style sheet provided below with formatting requirements.
2. Submit the on-line application for your TAPE Award nomination. (Organizations may nominate multiple partners but must submit each nomination individually on-line.)
3. Print a hard copy of your awards application and mail it with payment to TAPE by October 15,2010. Nominations MUST be postmarked by October 15,2010.
4. Submit the nomination fee by October 15, 2010. Fees: TAPE Members – $25/nomination; Non TAPE Members – $45/nomination.
5. Inclusion of photos, testimonials and media releases are strongly encouraged. These will not be returned and must be included in your electronic submission. By submitting these materials you are granting permission to the Texas Association of Partners in Education to use, reproduce, and/or publish all written and/or visual materials, including photographs.
6. The completed application should describe the activities during the past year and show a real impact on student academic, social and/or emotional achievement.
7. Applicants must notify the school district superintendent of participation.
8. Failure to comply with any requirement may result in disqualification.
Selection Criteria
The criteria for selecting recipients in each of nineteen categories have been determined by the Awards Committee of the Texas Association of Partners In Education.
- Program Description (20 points)
- Program Impact (35 points)
- Quantitative Result (Proof of measured change in student’s progress – 35 points)
- Endorsements (10 points)
View the TAPE Awards Application for Partnerships/Programs
View the Individual TAPE Awards Application
View the NEW TAPE Event Award Application
