Each fall, Denver Teachers' Awards sends out a call for teacher nominations to every Denver public school.  Teachers may be nominated by their principal, other teachers, staff members, parents or members of the community,  An independent committee for professional educators reviews all the nomination forms and selects the recipients.  More recently. Denver Teachers' Awards has been recognizing outstanding volunteers with the Helen Phelps Award.  Names after a dedicated Denver high school teacher who began her career in the early 1900s, this award recognizes both an individual and a company for exemplary volunteerism in a Denver public school.