Timeline
September 9
Nominations Open
November 24
Nominations Close
February
Semi-Finalists Notified
June
Winners Announced
Who is eligible? Full-time teachers of NYC public school students, grades 3K-12, with at least five years of teaching experience.
Who can nominate? Teachers can be nominated by students, parents and family 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 as well as one PreK-5th grade teacher grand prize winner.