On Wednesday, November 3, 2010, Teaching Matters announced the first annual Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize for School Innovation -- a $15,000 award to be given to a school that exemplifies an academically rigorous and technologically innovative learning environment. Submissions will be open to all publicly-funded K-12 schools in the New York metropolitan area. The Prize will be awarded yearly beginning July 2011.

The winner of the Rohatyn Prize will receive a one-time award of $15,000 to support, sustain or further an innovative school learning environment, program or practice that has the potential to be replicated by other schools. The award can be applied to equipment, materials or human resources--including staffing, consultants, release and/or common planning time. Submissions will be judged using Teaching Matters' Rubric for School Innovation. The application and criteria for the Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize will be available online at www.teachingmatters.org on January 3, 2011. 

For inquiries about the Rohatyn Prize please email Teaching Matters' Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Naomi Cooperman, Ed. D. at ncooperman@teachingmatters.org. Include the subject line: Rohatyn Prize.

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