Purpose
The CTA State Gold Award(s) may be bestowed upon any person(s) or organizationts) whose leadership, acts, and support have have had a positive statewide impact on public education in California.
QuaIifications
Supporting materials should indicate how the nominee's program and/or leadership made a statewide impact on public education in California.
- The recipient of this award must make an impact in California that extends beyond the local level.
- Individual nominees may be a public official or private citizen.
- The nominee does not have to reside in California.
Nominations for the CTA State Gold Awards can be made in two (2) nonmember categories: businesses and non-profit or community organizations.
Procedures
- Any CTA affiliate or member may place a name(s) in nomination.
- Nominations shall be on forms prepared by the CTA Communications Department.
- Notice of the State Gold Awards Program, its purpose, and its deadlines shall be advertised at the beginning of the school year.
- Completed nomination forms and all supporting materials must be received by the specified application deadline, at least one week prior to the first State Council of the calendar year.
- The Communications Committee shall review the nominations and forward its recommendations to the Board of Directors.
- The Board shall select a State Gold Awardee(s), if any, from the recommendations of the Committee.
- CTA's official publication shall publicize the achievements of the winner(s).
- The State Gold Award(s) may be presented at an official General Session of State Council.
- Onlyone State Gold Award will be awarded for each category (business and non-profit).