MAASFEP: Minnesota Association of Administrators of State & Federal Education Programs

The Senator Paul Wellstone Memorial Award

Related Documents:

• Award Application Form
• Senator Wellstone Biography

This award provides paraprofessionals, teachers, and/or administrators who work directly with federal or state programs an opportunity to implement a project of their own design that would meet the learning needs of their community. It recognizes both the expertise of MAASFEP members in understanding their students’ academic needs as well as their ability to develop supplemental educational projects to meet those needs. This annual award of $2500 supports the efforts of an individual or team to implement a new project that they have developed focusing on the theme of improving literacy. The award is announced at the spring conference with project implementation planned for the following school year. The project manager is invited to present a break-out session on the project and lessons learned at the fall MAASFEP conference the year following implementation. Upon completion of the project and the breakout session presentation, an additional $250 stipend is awarded to the project manager

Project Criteria:

1. The development of a new endeavor focused on the specified theme.
2. Affects a number of students, parents and/or staff by individual or group efforts.
3. The demonstration of the development of an innovative program and/or the demonstration of innovative curriculum development.

Applications must be post marked by January 31, 2012 to be considered. The winner of this award will be notified no later than March 31, 2012.