2024 National PTA Legislative Conference:
Application for Outstanding Advocacy Awards

Thank you for your interest in submitting a nomination for National PTA’s 2024 Outstanding Advocacy Awards! In addition to filling out the contact information and short answer questions below, you must also submit at least one reference and/or letter of recommendation for the nominee or nominated PTA as well as documentation of the nominee's advocacy activities, as applicable. The deadline to submit a nomination is Nov. 30, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Please contact LegCon@pta.org with any questions or concerns.

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* 1. Contact information for person submitting the nomination.

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PTA Affiliation

Address

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State/Province

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Contact information for individual or PTA being nominated.

Name

PTA Affiliation

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 3. Please select the award you are nominating the individual or PTA for.

2024 Outstanding Youth Advocate of the Year. Awarded to a young person (defined as someone under 18, or still in high school at the time of nomination) who exemplifies the qualities of creativity, leadership, and dedication, and has positively affected policy or change in his or her school or community in a way that aligns with PTA’s mission and goals. The youth individual(s) must be a member of a PTA or PTSA.

2024 Shirley Igo Advocate of the Year. Awarded to one individual who most exemplifies the qualities that made one of PTA’s greatest child advocate leaders, former National PTA President Shirley Igo, a true advocate for all children. Shirley was a model of public service and volunteerism throughout her life. She was an impassioned and compassionate leader, dedicated to moving PTA forward and committed to ensuring that others would follow.

2024 Outstanding Local PTA Advocacy Award. Awarded to one local, district, council or region PTA that through their dedication, leadership & efforts positively affected legislative and/or regulatory policy aligned with National PTA's current public policy platform, such as family engagement, school safety, welcoming/inclusive schools, and digital safety.

2024 Outstanding State PTA Advocacy Award. Awarded to one state PTA that through their dedication, leadership & efforts positively affected legislative and/or regulatory policy aligned with National PTA's current public policy platform, such as family engagement, school safety, welcoming/inclusive schools, and digital safety.

2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advocacy Award. Awarded to one local, district, council or region PTA that through their dedication, leadership, and efforts positively affected legislative and/or regulatory policy aligned with National PTA's DEI priorities.

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* 4. Describe the goals and the intended outcomes/impacts of the advocacy efforts that the nominee or nominated PTA worked on.

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* 5. Please explain how the nominee or nominated PTA's efforts raised PTA members' awareness of this issue and how they motivated and mentored members to take action.

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* 6. What was the outcome or impact of the nominee's efforts? If there is no clear result at this time, describe how the nominee or nominated PTA continues to promote and sustain the effort(s) throughout the year.

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* 7. How has the nominee or nominated PTA exemplified the qualities of creativity, leadership and dedication, and positively affected policy or change in his or her school or community in a way that aligns with PTA’s mission and goals?

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* 8. Please submit the contact information (name/email) of a reference and/or letter of recommendation and any supporting documentation of the advocacy efforts to support this application. If you have more than one document to submit, please email additional documents to LegCon@pta.org.

We encourage you to share with us any materials documenting the advocacy efforts of the individual or PTA you are nominating. Although this is not required, it will help the review committee gain a deeper picture of the individual or PTA's efforts. Supplemental materials might include a photo of the advocacy work, op-ed, blog post, action alert, legislative action plan, etc. Feel free to get creative!

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* 9. If awarded, National PTA will utilize a short summary of the awardee's efforts on our website and in promotional materials that are part of our event. Please submit a summary that you would like us to use.

2024 National PTA Legislative Conference: Application for Outstanding Advocacy Awards

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* 1. Contact information for person submitting the nomination.

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* 2. Contact information for individual or PTA being nominated.

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* 3. Please select the award you are nominating the individual or PTA for.

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* 4. Describe the goals and the intended outcomes/impacts of the advocacy efforts that the nominee or nominated PTA worked on.

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* 5. Please explain how the nominee or nominated PTA's efforts raised PTA members' awareness of this issue and how they motivated and mentored members to take action.

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* 6. What was the outcome or impact of the nominee's efforts? If there is no clear result at this time, describe how the nominee or nominated PTA continues to promote and sustain the effort(s) throughout the year.

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* 7. How has the nominee or nominated PTA exemplified the qualities of creativity, leadership and dedication, and positively affected policy or change in his or her school or community in a way that aligns with PTA’s mission and goals?

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* 8. Please submit the contact information (name/email) of a reference and/or letter of recommendation and any supporting documentation of the advocacy efforts to support this application. If you have more than one document to submit, please email additional documents to LegCon@pta.org.

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* 9. If awarded, National PTA will utilize a short summary of the awardee's efforts on our website and in promotional materials that are part of our event. Please submit a summary that you would like us to use.

2024 National PTA Legislative Conference:
Application for Outstanding Advocacy Awards