Citadel accepting nominations for award
Citadel accepting nominations for Heart of Learning Award Annual award recognizes Chester County teachers
Citadel has announced that it is accepting nominations for the 2019 Citadel Heart of Learning Awards.
EXTON >> Citadel has announced that it is accepting nominations for the 2019 Citadel Heart of Learning Award. The program, created in 2001, recognizes Chester County teachers for the difference they make in their students’ lives.
Nominations for the 18th annual Citadel Heart of Learning Awards program will be accepted through Dec. 31 and can be submitted at CitadelBanking. com/NominateaTeacher.
The Citadel Heart of Learning Award was created jointly by Citadel and the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) to recognize teachers that show dedication both in and out of the classroom. Any person who teaches at a public or private school in Chester County is eligible to win.
“Teachers don’t always get the recognition they deserve, but they’re such an integral part of our community, and Citadel is proud to honor them in partnership with the CCIU,” Michael Schnably, senior vice president, Citadel said in a press release. “We get thousands of nominations, and every year we are touched by the number of teachers that have changed the life of a student. Receiving these nominations is a remarkable and very rewarding process.”
According to the company, several thousand nominations are received each year from Chester County students, parents and community. Last year, more than 2,300 teachers were nominated from across the county.
Once the nomination period ends at the end of December, Citadel will recognize 15 finalists — one finalist from each of the 13 public school districts in Chester County, one from the Chester County Intermediate Unit and one from a Chester County nonpublic school — which includes charter and home schools. All finalists receive $500 to use in their classroom and are honored at the Citadel Heart of Learning Awards banquet in early May.
Three winners are selected from the 15 finalists — one high school, one middle school and one elementary school teacher — and each receives an additional $1,500 to use in their classroom.
The 2018 Grand Prize winners of the Citadel Heart of Learning Award were: Adam Speakman, choir director of Downingtown East High School; William Scott Golightly, English teacher of Phoenixville Middle School; and Kelly DeMillion, Kindergarten teacher of General Wayne Elementary School.
In addition to the teaching excellence award, the top three schools that submit the most nominations receive the “Schools with Heart” award from Citadel. Schools
“We get thousands of nominations, and every year we are touched by the number of teachers that have changed the life of a student. Receiving these nominations is a remarkable and very rewarding process.” — Michael Schnably, senior vice president, Citadel
with Heart awards three cash prizes — first place, $1500; second place, $750; and third place, $500 — for the schools to support assemblies or events.
For more information, nomination rules and to submit teacher nominations, visit CitadelHeartofLearning.com.