Audelia Creek Elementary in Dallas, Texas, Receives $50,000 TAP Founder's Award
Prestigious honor created by Lowell Milken singles out Richardson district school for exceptional implementation of TAP system
Washington, D.C. — Lowell Milken, founder of TAP™: The System of Teacher and Student Advancement, surprised Audelia Creek Elementary School in the Richardson Independent School District with the prestigious TAP Founder's Award before nearly 1,000 educators and policy leaders attending opening night of the 10th National TAP Conference: Leading Innovation through Teacher Effectiveness.
New Surprise TAP Recognition Awards Presented With Cash Prizes Totalling $45,000
$10,000 TAP Award of Distinction, $5,000 TAP School of Promise Award and $5,000 TAP Ambassador Award presented to seven schools and one charter association
Washington, D.C. — Three surprise TAP Recognition Awards were created this year to honor schools and organizations for their dedication and commitment to TAP™: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement. The TAP Award of Distinction honors an organization and is accompanied by a financial prize of $10,000. The TAP School of Promise Award and the TAP Ambassador Award both honor schools and come with financial prizes of $5,000 each. The Awards were presented before nearly 1,000 educators and policy leaders attending a special Saturday luncheon at the 10th National TAP Conference: Leading Innovation through Teacher Effectiveness.
Mark Bonine, Principal, Nellie Stone Elementary, Minneapolis, Minnesota
"We've seen great improvement. We have not only anecdotal evidence, but we also have hard data about both student scores and teacher instructional strategies improving. Master and mentor teachers tell us that when they observe in the classroom, they're seeing [proven] instructional strategies in place across school grades and content areas."