{"id":1541,"date":"2023-10-23T23:07:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T23:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oabe.org\/word\/?page_id=1541"},"modified":"2026-03-15T01:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:58:57","slug":"elementor-1541","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oabe.org\/word\/?page_id=1541","title":{"rendered":"OABE DL Teacher Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1541\" class=\"elementor elementor-1541\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d5fcea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d5fcea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e36bd69\" data-id=\"e36bd69\" 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font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2026 OABE Dual Language Bilingual Education <\/span><\/h2><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Teacher of the Year Award<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25666b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25666b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-978a45c\" data-id=\"978a45c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060a797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"060a797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/oabe.org\/word\/?attachment_id=2591#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oabe.org\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-12-at-12.08.48\u202fPM.png?fit=320%2C258&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,258\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2026-03-12 at 12.08.48\u202fPM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oabe.org\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-12-at-12.08.48\u202fPM.png?fit=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oabe.org\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-12-at-12.08.48\u202fPM.png?fit=320%2C258&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pati Lerma OABE 2026  DL Teacher of Year - Canby School District<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-113355c\" data-id=\"113355c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5954a04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5954a04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) Teacher of the Year Award was established by the Oregon Association for Bilingual Education to acknowledge the efforts made by DLBE classroom teachers on behalf of multilingual students.<\/p><p><strong>Award:<\/strong><br \/>The winner of OABE\u2019s Annual DLBE Teacher of the Year Award will receive $2000.00 to further their education or to use to benefit multilingual students. Additionally, OABE will cover the winners&#8217; One-Day Saturday Registration.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Nominations:<\/strong><br \/>All entries must be submitted via Google Drive by: TBD<\/p><p>Nominations will be accepted from school staff, students, parents, administrators, or the public. Teachers cannot nominate themselves. The winner will be chosen regardless of age, sex, race, religion, or national origin.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80809de elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"80809de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd-Q-0F4kvJUNdcSs8M1wbmO2Jk-fT84vMHm-XB7Gev3abkjQ\/viewform?usp=publish-editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit your nomination<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-648207c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"648207c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57f53e0\" data-id=\"57f53e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ad4bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6ad4bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Timeline:<\/strong><\/p><p>Nomination due: TBD<\/p><p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominees must be Dual Language Bilingual Teachers currently teaching in a K-12 DLBE program and have at least three years of experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only full-time DLBE classroom teachers who work with DLBE students qualify.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominees must be first-time award winners.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>Don&#8217;t hesitate to contact Jacob if you have any questions: jacob@oabe.org\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80456fd\" data-id=\"80456fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e5030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e5030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Materials (to be Uploaded):<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nominating party is responsible for submitting an electronic nomination and materials for their candidate.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documents must be in PDF format.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each nomination must be submitted electronically.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cover Letter: <\/b>Please provide a statement explaining why the nominee should receive this award<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Commitment to OABE\u2019s mission: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explain how the nominee&#8217;s DLBE expertise, values, and leadership experiences align with OABE&#8217;s mission.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Resume:<\/strong> Please attach the nominee&#8217;s resume (1-2 pages long).<\/li><li><b>Recommendations:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit three letters of recommendation from three of the following school and community members: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The teacher&#8217;s immediate supervisor, a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> teaching colleague, a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> student, a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> community member, and\/or a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> school representative. **Instead of a written recommendation, students and families\/community members have the option to submit a video or audio recommendation.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ccbb6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ccbb6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aed02ec\" data-id=\"aed02ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ffea8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3ffea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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