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The Be Smart Educator Excellence Awards Guide

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The Be Smart Educator Excellence Awards are designed to recognize Southeast Wisconsin teachers and youth group leaders who help our communities reduce waste or pollution, save energy, or conserve water. Since recycling should be well established in Wisconsin, this awards program is looking for efforts that go beyond what is required by Wisconsin’s recycling law.

These cash awards are presented by the Southeast Wisconsin Waste Reduction Coalition to recognize educators who have made significant contributions to waste reduction and resource conservation by teaching others, carrying out waste reduction activities, or promoting changes in their school or community. A special category of awards will recognize educators who supported the work of students participating in the Be Smart Scholarship Competition.

Nominations for the Be Smart Educator Excellence Awards may be made by colleagues or students, or the educators may nominate themselves. A complete nomination must include the following:

Nominations must be received by April 16. Awards will be presented at a special ceremony to be held in Spring.

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Be SMART Sponsors: GE Medical Systems, SC Johnson Wax, Superior Services, Tailored Label Products, United Water Services, USA CRInc, Waste Management of Wisconsin, West Allis Salvage/Waukesha Recycling Company

The Be Smart Steering Committee: City of Milwaukee, Waukesha County, City of Mequon, City of Wauwatosa, City of West Allis, Walworth County, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, Inc., University of Wisconsin-Cooperative Extension, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

For more information, call the Be SMART Information Hotline at 1-866-91-SMART.

Nomination Form

Description of Activities

Please provide a one page description of the contributions that the nominee has made to waste reduction and resource conservation by teaching others, carrying out waste reduction activities, or advocating waste reduction in his or her school or community. Include locations and approximate dates of activities, and a description of the scope of the activities and their results.

Letters of Support

Please enclose two letters of support from students or colleagues. These letters should explain how the writer has known the nominee and why the nominee is a fitting candidate to receive the Be Smart Educator Excellence Award.
Complete nominations including nomination form, description of activities and two letters of support should be submitted by mail or fax to:

The Be Smart Educator Excellence Awards
c/o Recycling Connections Corporation
600 Moore Road
Plover, WI 54467-3148

Complete nominations must be received by April 16.