We have extended Awards and Best Practice submissions until May 15, 2026.
You may download or fill out the Online forms below.
TAAE Outstanding Service
Awards
Life Membership Award Nominee must be an active member of TAAE and have had made major contributions to alternative education and/or TAAE. (Nominations for this award will be considered by the Executive Board of Directors of TAAE)
Alternative Educator of the Year Nominee shall be a teacher, counselor, or member of support staff who has made an outstanding contribution to your school and/or students.
Alternative Education Administrator of the Year Nominee shall be a principal or assistant principal who has made an outstanding contribution to your school and/or students.
Friend of Alternative Education Nominee shall have made a significant contribution to alternative education. (Please see Points to Consider for special criteria for this award.)
Best Practices Award
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: RECEIVED by TAAE
by May 15, 2026
This TAAE sponsored contest will focus on established classroom practices presently being utilized in an alternative school, DAEP,AEP, JJAEP, charter school or School of Choice setting. This is a “Best Practice Award” for alternative schools that is designed to spotlight practices implemented in an alternative classroom setting. The purpose of the award is to generate ideas and share outcomes regarding alternative classroom practices that are working throughout Texas. It is the desire of TAAE to recognize “outstanding and promising classroom practices” at our annual conference each year and disseminate those ideas to our TAAE members through our newsletter as a learning tool. Up to two submissions will be selected for a $500 cash award for each school. Awards will be granted directly to teachers or to a school, depending on the best practice’s scope of impact, and will be posted on the TAAE website for review.