Arts Learning and Outreach: Mayor's Award for Arts Teaching The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities invites you to nominate an outstanding arts teacher for the Mayor's Award for Arts Teaching in the District of Columbia. This award is given to outstanding applications of imagination and creativity taught in the DC Public Schools and DC Public Charter Schools. It serves to honor arts teachers who have demonstrated leadership in enhancing the quality of art education for DC's student population. An arts teacher may be nominated by school principals, parents, students, arts organizations or department supervisors. There are three categories for the award which include: Excellence in Teaching Performing Arts Excellence in Teaching Visual Arts Excellence in Teaching Language Arts Award Benefits  The top three finalists in each category will be honored to the Mayor's Arts Award ceremony, to be held on Monday, March 23, 2009  $2,000 honorarium to benefit the winning teacher. $500 prize to be used for special arts projects benefiting the award recipient's school and students The extended deadline for the Mayor's Award for Arts Teaching nominations is 7 pm Friday, January 9, 2009.  Download the nomination form here.* For more information, email Samuel Miranda or call (202) 724-5613. Past recipients are listed below: 2007 - 2008 Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Arts Teacher Thomasena Allen  Stuart Hobson Middle School Lisa Johnson Paul Independent Public Charter School Marla McLean School-Within-School at Peabody 2006 - 2007 Superintendents' Arts Teacher of the Year      Michael Wayne Taylor  Truesdell Elementary School Laura Aikman Stuart Hobson Middle School Lori Williams Wilson Senior High School 2005 - 2006 Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Laurie Siegel  Watkins Elementary School Michelle Fowlin-Parker Alice Deal Junior High School Tafari Wald Ballou Senior High School 2004 - 2005 Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Karen Daniels Fillmore Arts Center                                    Udoh Opiotennione Oak Hill Academy   2003 - 2004 Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Laurie McLaughlin Lafayette Elementary School Beverly Carpenter Hardy Middle School Richard Gill Jefferson Junior High School Theresa Ghiglino Bell Multicultural High School * This document is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF). A PDF reader is required for viewing. Download a PDF Reader or Learn More About PDFs.