Participating School Districts
1990-2016 Goldin Foundation Excellence in Education Awards
The following school districts are eligible to participate: The Education Cooperative, Metro-West Boston Education Collaborative (EDCO)\, Silicon Valley, California Collaboration, and Houston Region 4 Education Service Center.
The Education Cooperative (TEC) :
Canton
Dedham
Dover
Dover-Sherborn
Framingham
Holliston
Hopkinton
Medfield
Millis
Natick
Needham
Norwood
Sherborn
The Education Cooperative
Walpole
Wayland
Westwood
Education Collaborative (EDCO):
Acton-Boxborough Regional
Arlington
Bedford
Belmont
Boston Public Schools
Brookline
Carlisle
Concord
Concord-Carlisle Regional
Lexington
Lincoln
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional
Newton
Sudbury
Waltham
Watertown
Wellesley
Weston
Winchester
Silicon Valley, California Collaboration:
Cambrian School District
Campbell Union High School District
Campbell Union School District
Cupertino Union School District
Fremont Union High School District
Lakeside School District
Loma Prieta School District
Los Altos School District
Los Gatos-Saratoga High School District
Los Gatos Union School District
Luther Burbank School District
Moreland School District
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District
Mountain View Whisman School District
Saratoga Union School District
Sunnyvale School District
Union School District
Houston Region 4 Education Service Center:
Aldine ISD
Anahuac ISD
Barbers Hill ISD
Channelview ISD
Cleveland ISD
Crosby ISD
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Devers ISD
East Chambers ISD
Galena Park ISD
Goose Creek ISD
Hardin ISD
Houston ISD
Huffman ISD
Hull-Daisetta ISD
Liberty ISD
Sheldon ISD
Tarkington ISD
YES Prep
Example of New Release sent for publication in schools and community newpapers:
October, 2015: NEWS RELEASE for School Newsletter (TEC)
The Goldin Foundation for Excellence in Education addresses the challenge of maintaining and fostering excellence in elementary and secondary schools by recognizing and rewarding those educators who have made outstanding contributions in their classrooms, schools and communities. The Foundation seeks to foster respect for and appreciation of educators by publicizing their achievements and providing an Annual Educators Forum at which award recipients share their efforts.
Eligibility for the six annual awards of $500 each includes any person or group working directly with students, teachers, and other support staff within the school setting or in the community. Participants may include, but are not limited to:
certified classroom teachers (experienced or new to the profession)
administrators
guidance counselors
school specialists
school nurses
part-time teachers and substitute teachers
teachers’ aides
parents and representatives of the community
Areas of participation may include, but are not limited to the following:
enriching innovative programs in the classroom, school or community
engaging in professional growth
establishing programs for other educators
designing programs that focus on special populations
developing initiatives for collaboration between the schools and parents or members of the community
The Goldin Foundation for Excellence in Education is a non-profit organization. It serves public school systems represented by The Education Cooperative (TEC): CANTON, DEDHAM, DOVER, DOVER-SHERBORN, FRAMINGHAM, HOLLISTON, HOPKINTON, MEDFIELD, MILLIS, NATICK, NEEDHAM, NORWOOD, SHERBORN, THE EDUCATION COOPERATIVE, WALPOLE, WAYLAND, WESTWOOD.
Nominations must be received by January 16, 2015. Awards will be made in April, 2015. For further information, including the nomination process, profiles of the award recipients and their projects, and other Goldin Foundation programs, please view the website: www.goldinfoundation.org