ACTE Excellence Awards

The ACTE National Awards Committee offers the following recommendations to help applicants and nominators prepare clear, compelling and competitive award nominations.

The ACTE National Awards Committee uses the following recommended practices to promote fairness and consistency throughout the application review and judging process.

The ACTE National Awards Committee uses the following recommended practices to promote fairness and consistency throughout the application review and judging process.

Downloadable versions of the nomination requirements for each of the eight (8) Excellence Awards can be found here.

Administrator of the Year
Counseling and Career Development Professional
Carl Perkins Community Service Award
Lifetime Achievement
New Teacher of the Year
Postsecondary Professional of the Year
Teacher Educator of the Year
Teacher of the Year

Downloadable versions of the nomination requirements for each of the eight (8) Excellence Awards can be found here.

Administrator of the Year
Counseling and Career Development Professional
Carl Perkins Community Service Award
Lifetime Achievement
New Teacher of the Year
Postsecondary Professional of the Year
Teacher Educator of the Year
Teacher of the Year

Downloadable versions of the nomination requirements for each of the eight (8) Excellence Awards can be found here.

Administrator of the Year
Counseling and Career Development Professional
Carl Perkins Community Service Award
Lifetime Achievement
New Teacher of the Year
Postsecondary Professional of the Year
Teacher Educator of the Year
Teacher of the Year

Downloadable copy of the rubrics to be used to score.

Downloadable copy of the rubrics to be used to score.

Downloadable copy of the rubrics to be used to score.

Use this guide when preparing written application responses and interview answers. Select the framework elements that best connect to the question, then explain your role, actions, results, and impact.

Use this guide when preparing written application responses and interview answers. Select the framework elements that best connect to the question, then explain your role, actions, results, and impact.

Use this guide when preparing written application responses and interview answers. Select the framework elements that best connect to the question, then explain your role, actions, results, and impact.

This document provides information for candidates applying for any ACTE Excellence Award.

Divisional Awards Chair
State Awards Chair
Regional Awards Chair
National Awards Chair

This document provides information regarding number of states per region and the estimated time required by awards level.