Nominate inspiring educators for ‘Teacher of the Game’ award by Feb. 8
The Houston Rockets and Devon Energy are joining forces to recognize exemplary Pre-K–Grade 12 teachers through the Teacher of the Game award.
Principals, teachers, administrators, school faculty, PTA/PTO members, and other educational advocates are asked to nominate a deserving Houston-area teacher by Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.
Submissions must include an essay of 500 words or less on how the nominee inspires his or her students to succeed.
Fifteen winners will be chosen and will receive the following:
- two Houston Rockets home game tickets;
- a Teacher of the Game T-shirt;
- a commemorative award;
- recognition at the game;
- a $100 gift certificate for classroom supplies;
- recognition on rockets.com; and
- a Teacher of the Game tote bag.
In addition, 25 randomly selected nominated teachers will receive two tickets to a Rockets game, and a commemorative mug.
Nominators whose teachers are selected as members of the final 15 will also be entered into a random drawing for a “Teacher of the Game Nominator” T-shirt and autographed memorabilia.
Nomination forms may also be downloaded from the Houston Rockets website.
Questions may be directed to Senior Community Relations Education Coordinator Hai Duong at haid@rocketball.com.
First early notification period ends Feb. 11
The first window for eligible employees to receive a one-time payment of up to $5,000 for notifying Human Resources of their intent to retire or resign will close on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at 4:30 p.m.
A second opportunity to receive a $500 incentive for early notification will be available March 28–April 8.
For complete details, please see this related article.
Newly reorganized Bond Oversight Committee still seeking volunteers
HISD is still looking for volunteers to serve on its newly reorganized Bond Oversight Committee, as the district embarks on its $1.89 billion bond program approved by voters in November.
District administrators decided in December to revise the committee charter to give the group a more active role in monitoring HISD’s bond program and keeping the public informed on new construction and renovation projects.
You can read the full story here.
Survey says…employees turn to friends and family for role models
Half of all employees who responded to last week’s Friday eNews survey said they turn to the people closest to them for examples of how they should live their own lives. To find out who they most admire in the world, read the full story here.
Get LinkedIn! Join the HISD Employee Group for Discussion, Updates
The Houston ISD LinkedIn group is a virtual meeting place where district employees can connect, collaborate, and share information and ideas. If you have a LinkedIn profile, please take a moment to join the group—just select “group” in the drop-down search menu and enter “Houston ISD,” then click “join group.” If you don’t have a LinkedIn profile, go to www.linkedin.com and create one. Please be sure to list your employer as Houston ISD.
