The New Jersey Charter School Association wants to know why you chose to attend a charter school and what rewards you’re gleaning. In the NJCSA-sponsored “I Love My School Contest,” tell your school story along with photos, video clips, and student artwork and narratives. Encourage friends and family of your school to vote online to win. Winners will be selected by combined popular vote and committee selection.
http://njcharters.org/index.php assoc
http://njcharters.org/lovemyschool/ contest
How it works
An exciting and honest narrative, a compelling reflection of your charter school, and an enthusiastic crowd of support underlies the “I Love My School Contest.” Charter schools are public schools, too, and the contest will get their educational stories out to a larger audience.
- All interested schools are required to submit their intent of participation to receive their story kit.
- Each participating school will receive a story kit with instructions on how their students, teachers, administrators and parents will help capture their school story.
- School coordinators upload their completed story kit featuring photos, video clips, student artwork, and narratives by the deadline.
- Schools encourage their friends and families to "vote" online.
- Winners will be selected by combined popular vote and committee selection.
- $5,000 awarded for the best school story.
Details, tips, and web-based resources
For more information, go to the competition site. From there, access is available to the required pre-sign up. Further access also is available to the entry form and to an online location for school coordinators to upload a completed story kit featuring photos, video clips, student artwork, and narratives.
Tips and resources to assist schools interested in the “I Love My School” competition are available online.
Deadline
The full rules to the competition should be reviewed and are available online. The deadline for entries is 11:59 PM ET on March 3, 2012.
What the judges will be looking for
Entries will be judged by the New Jersey Charter Schools Association. The NJCSA indicates that its judges for the “I Love My School” contest will expect:
- Passion. We want to learn something about why your school is better than others. Use details, facts and personal experiences to tell your story. Be sure to say the FULL name of your school.
- Popularity. Judges will take in consideration the popular voting from online Facebook users. Get your entire school involved by promoting your PSA online and getting people to vote for it.
- Be creative. Try and find ways to showcase your school on the T-shirt and within your messaging. Use music, artwork, graphs, photos and anything else you think will make an effective PSA. You can use any approach you think works best.
Popular vote counts, too, so use social media and networking
Don’t forget to encourage friends and family of your school to vote online for your charter school. The winning school in the NJCSA “I Love My School” contest will be chosen on criteria that includes the combined factors of popular vote and committee selection.
Share your insights
Charter schools are choices made by families and students. Share your decision’s foundations, influences, and benefits. It can make a difference in developing the big picture of what effective and successful 21st century education must be.
So, if your charter school has an enthusiastic school population with stories they want to tell and a desire to support their school, consider being part of a school team that works to win the $5,000 prize of the NJCSA “I Love My School” competition.
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