Nominations open for Esperanza Latino Teacher Award
PHOENIX (KYMA, KECY) - Nominations are open for a Latino teacher to win a statewide award.
Chicanos Por La Causa are accepting nominations for the Esperanza Latino Teacher Awards.
Eligible teachers can be entered to win a $5,000 cash award and a stipend of $2,500 for their school. Four teachers will be selected by a panel.
Nominees must include the following:
- Be a full-time teacher of Latino descent in a state-approved schoolSpend the majority (over 50%) of their teaching assignment in direct instruction to students.
- Teach any grade Pre-K-12th (or combination) in Arizona
- Teachers may work in any content area, including Special Education, P.E., the Arts, etc.
- Have completed at least six (6) full years as a fully-certified classroom teacher at the time the application is submitted with the most recent three years in Arizona (Years of student teaching or apprenticeship do not count toward this requirement)
- Be a full-time teacher and plan to continue in an active teaching status through school year 2024-2025.
Applications can be downloaded here and sent to either cathy.keppel@CPLC.org or mailed to:
Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.
Attn: Cathy Keppel
1112 E. Buckeye Road
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Fax (602) 256-2740
