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MARPLE-NEWTOWN, PA — Chester County's Citadel Heart of Learning Award is now taking nominations, and you can submit a Marple Newtown School District teacher. The public can submit a teacher for the award now through Jan. 15, 2022. This award recognizes teachers who have made a particular impact on their students, schools and communities and is administered by Citadel Bank and the Chester County Intermediate Unit. Find out what's happening in Marple Newtownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.Since it began in 2001, numerous teachers have been nominated and honored. You can nominate a teacher here. Find out what's happening in Marple Newtownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.The Citadel team reviews each nomination and selects 15 finalists:
Each of the 15 finalists receives $500 to use in his or her classroom. From this group, three winners are selected:
Then, each winner receives the Citadel Heart of Learning Award along with an additional $1,500 for use in the classroom. Learn more about the award here. Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
The Citadel Heart of Learning Award is a nationally-recognized program through Citadel Banking and the Chester County Intermediate Unit. The award is designed to honor and thank Chester County’s teachers while raising awareness of the impact on students, families, and the entire community. This year over 2700 nominations were received.
On February 24, 2016 Citadel representatives awarded High School teacher, Ms. Natalie Smith, the Citadel Heart of Learning Finalist Award for Owen J. Roberts School District. Ms. Smith will receive a $500 award to purchase supplies or other items for his classroom. An excerpt from one of the nominations describing outstanding kindness Ms. Smith demonstrated to students was read. Ms. Smith complimented the entire High School staff by saying, “Twelve years ago I made a decision to join the Owen J. Roberts team. It was the best decision I could ever have made both professionally and personally because I get to work with so many talented and helpful people.” On May 3, 2016, finalists from all school districts in Chester County will gather at the award banquet for final awards. Congratulations to the following Owen J. Roberts School District staff members who were nominees:
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