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TheÌýLouis E. Yavner Teaching AwardÌýrecognizes an elementary or secondary, public and nonpublic school teacher in New York State who has made an outstanding contribution to education about the Holocaust and other violations of human rights.

Teaching Award Criteria: The nominee’s work related to the Holocaust and other violations of human rights will be judged according to the following criteria:

• Activities in public and/or nonpublic schools, including courses taught, extracurricular activities for students, school-wide programming, etc. within the last 5 years
• Activities outside of school, such as workshops, presentations, exhibits, etc. which have benefited professional associations, higher education institutions, cultural institutions, civic groups, and/or service organizations within the last 5 years
• Total number of students, teachers, and others reached through both in school and out of school Ìýactivities
• Impact of work on students, the local community, professionals and others

Teaching Award Documentation: Documentation must be provided that supports the criteria listed above. Documentation should include:

• Application form submitted by nominator;
• A letter of recommendation from the nominator, summarizing the nominee’s contributions;
• At least 2 other letters of recommendation; and
• Candidate submission:
  1. A short biography or resume, including a chronological listing of activities (e.g., classes, workshops, presentations, exhibits), awards and/or honors received, and publications;
  2. Description of in-school activity including number of teacher/students reached;
  3. Description of activity outside of school including the number of people reached;
  4. Example of materials developed and/or published;
  5. Media reports of activities, if any; and
  6. Letters received from students, parents or colleagues regarding activities.

To apply, please complete the 2025-2026 Louis E. Yavner Teaching Award application form.

See deadline and submission information below.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025, 5:00 PM.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
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• Make sure any scanned pages are completely legible.
• If any material is missing from the submission, other than if it is not applicable, the application will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.
• Materials received after 5:00 pm on November 21, 2025, will be automatically declined for submission for the award.