Education Awards for Outstanding Teachers, Principals and School Districts

Excellence in Education Awards

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The H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards celebrate public school professionals whose leadership and dedication inspire a love of learning in students of all backgrounds and abilities.

With more than $600,000 in cash prizes awarded to deserving teachers, principals, and school
districts, the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards is the largest monetary recognition program for educators in Texas and one of the largest in the nation.

Meet the 2012 Award Winners

Teaching Award Categories

Rising Star Award: Less than 10 years of classroom experience. One elementary and one secondary teacher will each receive a $5,000 cash prize plus a $5,000 grant for his/her school.
Leadership Award: 10 to 20 years of classroom experience. One elementary and one secondary teacher will each receive a $10,000 cash prize plus a $10,000 grant for his/her school.
Lifetime Achievement Award: More than 20 years of classroom experience. One elementary and one secondary teacher will each receive a $25,000 cash prize plus a $25,000 grant for his/her school.
30 regional finalists will be awarded $1,000 each plus $1,000 for their schools.

Principal Award Categories

One elementary school and one secondary school principal will each receive a $10,000 cash prize plus a $25,000 grant for each of their schools.
A total of 10 regional finalists will be awarded $1,000 each plus $2,500 for their schools.

District Award Categories

One large school district (4A and 5A) will receive $100,000 and one small school district (1A, 2A, and 3A) will receive $50,000.
Five regional large district finalists will be awarded $5,000 each and three regional small district finalists will be awarded $2,500 each.

Healthy Campus Grant

The H-E-B Excellence in Education Healthy Campus grant is designed to assist school campuses with resources and funding to increase health and nutrition education for their students. Grant monies are awarded to develop, implement and improve activities and programs centered around the three pillars of H-E-B's statewide health improvement effort: Food, Body and Life. Twelve schools will be selected to receive a $15,000 grant that's paid out over three years.

2012 Healthy Campus Grant Winners

School Name	City
Murchison Elementary	Pflugerville
T.A. Brown Elementary	Austin
East Austin College Prep Academy	Austin
Missouri City Middle School	Missouri City
Pasadena Memorial High	Pasadena
Harry Shimotsu Elementary	Mission
Solomon P. Ortiz Elementary	Brownsville
Rodriguez Elementary	Seguin
Nora Forester Elementary	San Antonio
Converse Elementary	Converse
Bishop Garriga Middle Preparatory School	Corpus Christi
H.G. Olsen Elementary	Port Aransas

Early Childhood Award

The H-E-B Excellence in Education Early Childhood Award is designed to support public or private schools or not-for-profit learning agencies that focus on the care and education of children under the age of five. The purpose of the award is to offer support to help create or enhance Kinder Readiness programs that prepare children to enter Kindergarten socially and academically ready to learn. The 5 regional finalists will each be presented with a check for $5,000 to apply towards the enhancement of existing Kinder Readiness activities or creating new programs for the target population. The overall state winner will be announced and awarded an additional $25,000 grant to apply towards enhancing existing Kinder Readiness programs or creating a new program for the target population. Please complete all applications by January 6, 2012.