DTA Recognizes Teachers

Each fall, DTA 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. In March, all teachers who have been nominated are honored at the annual Recognition Ceremony. An independent committee of professional educators reviews all the nomination forms and selects the recipients.

In the spring, DTA hosts a gala banquet, where colleagues and students of the awardees offer accolades, and DTA presents each Distinguished Teacher Award Recipient with a cash award of $800.  Each recipient's school will receive $650 with the Recipient Teacher designating how the gift is to be spent.

For information on how to nominate a teacher and for nomination forms, click here.

DTA Recognizes Volunteers

More recently, DTA has been recognizing outstanding volunteers with the Helen Phelps Award. Named 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.

Volunteers can be nominated by parents, teachers, school administrators or friends. For information on how to nominate a volunteer, click here.