Affiliate Newsletter Award
Who Can Participate:
Any affiliate of NCTE, with the exception of the 2002 winner, which has published a minimum of three newsletters from May 2002 through the program deadline on May 1, 2003, is eligible to submit its newsletter for consideration for the award.
Frequency/Number of Awards:
One newsletter will be selected and recognized at the Affiliate Breakfast at each year's NCTE Annual Convention. In addition to the top award, up to two honorable mentions may be awarded.
Award Specifics:
The top award will be a plaque presented to the winning affiliate. Honorable mentions will be certificates presented to each winning affiliate.
Award Criteria:
2002 award winner is ineligible to participate. Affiliates nominate themselves for this award by submitting four copies each of three different issues of their newsletter published in 2002 or 2003, as well as the completed Affiliate Newsletter Award Submission form to Crag Hill, 1111 E 5th Street, Moscow, ID 83843, postmarked no later than May 1, 2003. Submissions will be judged on the criteria listed below.
2/3 of the rating will be based on the following criteria:
- The newsletter is disseminated at least three times a year and is distributed at scheduled times
- The content includes pertinent information, a good balance of theory and practice, and professional growth information.
- The quality of writing is excellent.
1/3 of the rating will be based on the following criteria:
- The purpose of the publication is clearly and accurately identified by the affiliate
- The content is current and appropriate to the stated purpose
- The newsletter format aids the reader in locating information
- The newsletter is easy to read
- Graphics included in the newsletter add to the overall effectiveness of the newsletter
- The conventions of standard written American English are used correctly.
DEADLINES:
FOUR COPIES OF THREE DIFFERENT ISSUES OF THE AFFILIATE'S NEWSLETTER AND THE COMPLETED SUBMISSION OF NEWSLETTER FORM MUST BE POSTMARKED AND MAILED NO LATER THAN MAY 1, 2003, TO CRAG HILL (see above address).
The award winning affiliate(s) will be notified in late summer so that they may have a representative present to receive the award in San Francisco, California, Saturday, November 22, 2003, at the Annual Convention Affiliate Breakfast. This representative is expected to purchase a breakfast ticket with convention preregistration.
Administration:
The Standing Committee on Affiliates will administer the award. The Standing Committee on Affiliates will appoint a member to handle the judging and the awards specifics. The committee will also provide annual feedback on ways to improve the program so that it runs smoothly. The Division Director of Communications and Affiliate Services at NCTE will handle the initial publicity and notification to affiliates of the program.
Judging:
Each submission form, plus three different issues of an affiliate’s newsletter will be independently evaluated by three judges. An average of the three judges' score will constitute the score for the submission.
Press releases on the 2002 award winners have been sent to affiliate presidents and editors and are available on the NCTE website. Refer to past issues of Council-Grams for previous years’ award winners. Copies of the winning entries may be borrowed from the NCTE Affiliate Office.
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