Awards

PTA’s Outstanding Educator/Educator of the Year Award

This award honors an eligible staff member or teaching team at Dulles who has contributed over and above what their job requires for the children of Dulles or the Oak Hills School District.

The following guidelines should be considered:

Eligible nominees include principals, teachers, counselors, other certified educators, and teaching teams.
Participates in activities involving youth.
Exemplifies one or more objectives of the PTA.

Objectives of the PTA:

To promote the welfare of the children and youth in home, school, community ad place of worship.
To raise the standard of home life.
To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.
To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social and spiritual education.

Nominations for this award are typically taken sometime between November and January.

Friend of Children Award

This is a Hamilton County Council (HCC) of PTAs award to honor someone who has shown a special interest in helping children.  The effort made does not need to be PTA related.  Possible recipients could be tutors, PTA volunteers, scout leaders, teachers, administrators, newspaper editors, or corporate executives.  The recipient will receive a Friend of Children lapel pin and a certificate.  In addition, a donation is made in the name of the recipient to the HCC of PTA’s Scholarship Fund.