Special Educator of Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

       Criteria:

     1) Nominee must be an appointed Special Education Teacher

     2) Nominee must currently teach full-time in a Philadelphia School,  K- Transition Age

     3) Nominee must teach a self contained Autistic Support Class (AS).

     4) We are looking for teachers who go above and beyond the expectations of their job, who have improved the outcome and    

          understanding of children with ASD, who have received praise from parents and/or students, and/or have implemented the

          least restrictive environment successfully.    

      Nomination Procedure:

             Parents, Students, Faculty, Administrators and others can make a nomination

     2)       Print the attached form, or send the following information:

·         Nomination Type (AS)

·         Teacher’s Name

·         School

·         Grade levels

·         In 300 words or less, write a narrative as to why the Task Force should select this teacher.  Do not include in the

        narrative the names of the teacher, school, region or any other identifying information.  (“The teacher has taught

       at her school” as opposed to “Mrs.  Brown has taught at Center High school” )

·         Your name, telephone number, and your relationship to the nominee (Teacher, parent, etc).  There can be only one

         nomination per person, per category.

    3)       Mail forms to:

The Philadelphia Right to Education Task Force

              440 N Broad Street

              2^nd Floor, Office of Specialized Services

               Philadelphia, PA 19130

               ATT: AS Teacher Award

       Or e-mail form or info to