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WISCONSIN – Nominations for the 2022 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation teacher Fellowship and principal Leadership awards are now being accepted online.
Awards are $6,000, with an additional $6,000 grant going to the school of each selected teacher and principal.
Established in 1990, the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation awards 100 Fellowships and 16 Leadership awards annually from among all applicants throughout the state.
For teachers or principals to be eligible, they must be nominated by a parent, student, other teacher, community member, or school administrator. Wisconsin teachers and principals in grades PK through 12 who plan to continue in their current capacity for at least one year are eligible.
“The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship rewards teachers who have demonstrated superior ability to inspire love of learning in their students, have motivated others, and have provided meritorious service both in and outside the classroom,” a release from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation said. “It also recognizes and supports principals who demonstrate administrative leadership and positively influence school culture.”
Online nominations must be submitted at www.kohleducation.org by Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 at 5 p.m. central time.
Selection of recipients will be made by a state-level panel composed of representatives from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, cooperative educational service agencies, several education-related associations, and community representatives.
Since the program was established in 1990, the Herb Kohl Foundation has awarded 3,313 grants to teachers and principals, and 3,313 matching grants to their schools throughout the state for a total of $13,396,000.
The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship and Leadership programs are co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, and the state’s 12 cooperative educational service agencies.