Golden Apple Foundation of New Mexico

2023 Elementary School Teacher Nomination Form

The deadline to nominate is November 11th, 2022

Golden Apple Foundation of New Mexico seeks to:

• Recognize and reward outstanding teaching, and
• Create a professional learning community of outstanding educators (The Golden Apple Academy) to catalyze teaching excellence in our state.

 Golden Apple Award winners will receive:

• A $4,000 professional development grant for your continued learning.
• A $1,500 cash award.

To qualify, a teacher must:

• Be employed full-time by their school/district
• Have taught for at least 6 years, with at least the last 4 years teaching in New Mexico.
• A majority of their current assignment must be in an elementary school (grades pre-k through 5) classroom in an accredited school.