School/Teacher Recognition
Awards honoring exemplary teachers and successful schools for furthering excellence in education.Academic Achievement Awards
Honors Title I schools that have demonstrated success in significantly closing the achievement gap between high and low-performing students.
Honors Title I schools that have demonstrated success in significantly closing the achievement gap between high and low-performing students.
Blue Ribbon Schools
A federal No Child Left Behind program that celebrates many of America's most successful schools. Its goal is to promote and support the improvement of education in America.
A federal No Child Left Behind program that celebrates many of America's most successful schools. Its goal is to promote and support the improvement of education in America.
California School Recognition Program
Honors some of the state's most exemplary and inspiring public schools. Schools selected for Distinguished School Awards are strong, well-rounded community schools.
Honors some of the state's most exemplary and inspiring public schools. Schools selected for Distinguished School Awards are strong, well-rounded community schools.
California Teachers of the Year
Recognizes exemplary teachers who best represent all of California's teachers and symbolize the profession's contributions to quality education.
Recognizes exemplary teachers who best represent all of California's teachers and symbolize the profession's contributions to quality education.
Certificated Staff Performance Incentive Awards
Provide financial awards to certificated staff at schools that made improvement in their Academic Performance Index.
Provide financial awards to certificated staff at schools that made improvement in their Academic Performance Index.
Classified School Employee of the Year
Recognizes exemplary classified school employees who best represent all of California’s classified staff and symbolize the profession’s contributions and commitment to quality education.
Recognizes exemplary classified school employees who best represent all of California’s classified staff and symbolize the profession’s contributions and commitment to quality education.
Governor's Performance Awards
Provide financial awards to schools that made improvement in their Academic Performance Index.
Provide financial awards to schools that made improvement in their Academic Performance Index.
Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards
Provide public recognition and financial rewards to elementary and secondary school teachers and principals who are furthering excellence in education.
Provide public recognition and financial rewards to elementary and secondary school teachers and principals who are furthering excellence in education.
Model Continuation High School Recognition Program
Honors outstanding continuation high schools for their comprehensive programs and provides a list of model continuation high schools for school visitations.
Honors outstanding continuation high schools for their comprehensive programs and provides a list of model continuation high schools for school visitations.
National Board Certification Incentive Program
Provides a $20,000 incentive award to National Board Certified Teachers who teach in high priority schools for four consecutive years.
Provides a $20,000 incentive award to National Board Certified Teachers who teach in high priority schools for four consecutive years.
Presidential Awards for Math & Science Teaching
Honors outstanding science and mathematics teachers who are leaders in the improvement of science and mathematics education.
Honors outstanding science and mathematics teachers who are leaders in the improvement of science and mathematics education.
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