Winslow Coyne Reitnouer Excellence in Education Award Nomination Form

Please complete the following information to the best of your knowledge.

In the essays of support, provide sincere, insightful examples and reflect on how the nominee has transformed their classroom, school, or district into a culture that recognizes that the nurturing of literacy skills should encompass multiple facets that impact learning:

Reading skills that align to the science of reading.
A student’s cognitive variables for learning.
Environments, including home and school, where children develop.

See more information about the transformative approach of addressing the whole child with best practices in literacy instruction.

Consider encouraging your nominee to respond with more supportive documentation, such as resumes, videos, or photos. They will receive an email inviting them to take this opportunity to showcase their work to our selection committee.

Award winners will receive:

Cash prize for the award winner and their school
Letter of congratulations from Andrew Friedman, Learning Ally CEO
Certificate of recognition
Individual blog post
Recognition in our Hall of Fame
National press release
Social media coverage
Recognition at our annual virtual Spotlight on Dyslexia conference
Feature in our Educator Community

About the nominee

* indicates required fields

Nominee's first name: *

Nominee's last name: *

Nominee's job title: *

Nominee's email address *

Nominee's phone number

Nominee's school information

Search Your School: *

I don't see my school

School Name*

Address*

City*

State*:

Zip*

About the nominator

Your first name *

Your last name *

Your email address *

Your phone number *

Relationship to nominee *

Essays of support

Essays of support will be reviewed and considered based on the following criteria:

Impact on Students	Advocacy for students	Professional learning	Impact on surrounding educators and schools	Culture of Literacy

Impact on Students
Advocacy for students
Professional learning
Impact on surrounding educators and schools
Culture of Literacy

* What is the administrator’s impact on student success, including their ability to instill a love of learning, emotionally connect, and willingness to support students’ individual learning styles?

* What is the teacher's impact on student success, including their ability to instill a love of learning, emotionally connect, and willingness to support students' individual learning styles?

10000 character limit

* How does the administrator empower students to advocate for themselves and take control of their learning?

* How does the teacher empower students to advocate for themselves and take control of their learning?

10000 character limit

* What professional learning and personal growth has the administrator been involved in to more fully understand the science of reading, emotional needs of students and the the environmental impact of student learning?

* What professional learning and personal growth has the teacher been involved in to more fully understand the science of reading, emotional needs of students and the the environmental impact of student learning?

10000 character limit

* How has the administrator involved colleagues, or other districts or schools to support students with reading and learning gaps?

* How have they used community resources to support students with reading and learning gaps?

* How has the teacher involved colleagues, or other districts or schools to support students with reading and learning gaps?

10000 character limit

* What does the administrator do to create a culture of literacy? (Discuss how the administrator is attending to the needs of studens that align to the science of reading for word recognition and language comprehension, attending to the cognitive variables such as executive functioning skills and connecting to environmental variables such as school to home.)

* What does the generalist do to create a culture of literacy? (Discuss how the teacher is attending to the needs of studens that align to the science of reading for word recognition and language comprehension, attending to the cognitive variables such as executive functioning skills and connecting to environmental variables such as school to home.)

* What does the specialist do to create a culture of literacy? (Discuss how the teacher is attending to the needs of studens that align to the science of reading for word recognition and language comprehension, attending to the cognitive variables such as executive functioning skills and connecting to environmental variables such as school to home.)

10000 character limit

Videos, photos, resume, and other supporting documentation is greatly appreciated by the selection committee. If you have additional supporting examples or stories, please email them to eZwerg@LearningAlly.org. Your nominee can also email more information. If you have a video of support, please enter a link to the video below.

Video of support

By clicking on Submit you agree to Learning Ally's Rules and Regulations

We respect your privacy.