Fort River PGO Information

Saturday, March 9, 2013

The Roger L. Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award

Call for Nominations

for the first year of this annual award honoring former Fort River teacher Roger Wallace!

       Elementary teachers, instructional paraprofessionals, and parents of students currently in the elementary schools of Amherst and Pelham are invited to nominate an outstanding teacher to receive this award.  You are encouraged to collaborate with others in making nominations.

        A group of parents, alumni and retired educators, partnering with the Amherst Education Foundation, the Social Justice Education Program at UMass, and collaborating with the Amherst Public Schools, has created this award to honor Amherst and Pelham elementary teachers and recognize excellence in teaching!  We are raising money to create an endowment of $25,000 so that one teacher can be honored each year and the award can continue into perpetuity.  The award will include a stipend of $750 in the first year, and a stipend based on the income from the endowment each year thereafter.

Nominations are due April 1, 2013.
For more information on  how to nominate an outstanding teacher, please visit the website and/or join us for our fundraiser on April 6, 2013.  Details coming soon.