Timeline
September 11
Nominations Open
November 23
Nominations Close
February
Semi-Finalists Notified
June
Winners Announced
Who is eligible? Full-time teachers of NYC public school students, grades Pre K-12, with at least five years of teaching experience.
Who can nominate? Teachers can be nominated by students, parents of students, principals, or fellow teachers and colleagues.
Selection Process
Once a teacher is nominated, they will receive an application to fill out to explain how they fit the FLAG Award criteria. Select candidates will then be asked to write several short essays, be interviewed, provide references and potentially be observed in their classrooms. The jury will select one grand prize winner from each of the five NYC boroughs.