AWARDS
The Homestead High School Excellence in Teaching Award is a new award started in 2010 to recognize excellence in teaching at the High School level.

The Middle School Excellence in Teaching Award is an award started in 2009 to recognize excellence in teaching at the Middle School level. 

The Range Line School Excellence In Teaching Award is given to a teacher who has demonstrated excellence in teaching at the elementary school level. 

The Martin Family Achievement Award is no longer an active award as of 2008.  It was made annually to a member of the Homestead High School staff who demonstrated exemplary conduct in the preparation of Homestead High School students for admission to or study in college.  MTEF would like to thank the Martin Family for their eight years of donations in support of this $5,000 annual gift.

Award Description:
Each recipient of these awards will receive a check in the amount of $1,000 to be distributed in June of the current school year.

Eligibility:

• The nominee must be a current employee of the Mequon-Thiensville School District.
• The nominee must have been employed as a staff member of Mequon-Thiensville School District for at least one full school year.

A Mequon-Thiensville School District staff member may nominate himself/herself.  Any MTSD staff member, student or parent may nominate an individual.

Selection Criteria:
Award selection criteria include, but are not limited to

·         the nominee's leadership and communication skills,

·         the nominee’s willingness to become involved and share his/her instructional expertise with students as well as peers,

·         the nominee’s positive impact on students, particularly in the promotion of academic excellence and goodness,

·         the nominee’s ability to incorporate new teaching methods, technology, and curriculum in the classroom as dictated by the 21st century,

·         the nominee’s commitment to mentoring students and/or colleagues,

·         the nominee should be well respected and recognized by his/her peers as one who goes above and beyond the normal expectations of his/her position.

Selection Process:

Nominations are reviewed by the Teacher Awards Committee (TAC), a committee of the Mequon-Thiensville Education Foundation.  Each nominee is then requested to complete an Award Application Form and submit it to the TAC which reviews the nomination forms and Award Application Forms.  Recipients are then selected.  Awards are announced in June.