Quaker Foundation seeks nominations for teaching award

The Quaker Foundation is accepting nominations for the 24th annual Dr. William J. and Mae Hurst Jackson Award for Distinguished Teaching at New Philadelphia City Schools.

Two teachers will be selected to receive $6,000 each. Funded by the Jackson family, the award recognizes and encourages superior teaching in the district.

Eligible teachers must be currently teaching in a New Philadelphia classroom in grades prekindergarten through 12 and must have taught in New Philadelphia City Schools for five years or more.

Nomination forms are available at npschools.org and quakerfoundation.org. Forms also are available at the Quaker Foundation office, 124 N. Broadway, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The deadline for nominations is 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Nominations may be made by anyone and should be mailed to Jackson Award for Distinguished Teaching, c/o The Quaker Foundation, P.O. Box 627, New Philadelphia, OH 44663, or emailed to office@quakerfoundation.org.