Comcast and MSDE announce annual parent award

Friday, Dec. 11, 2009

Comcast and the Maryland State Department of Education are looking for nominees for the third annual Comcast Parent Involvement Matters Award program, which recognizes parents and guardians whose contributions have led to improvements in Maryland public schools.

The program was created to highlight the positive impact parents have on public schools and to encourage parent involvement. Parents and guardians can be nominated for demonstrating significant, positive impact on public education in their communities.

Nominees must be a parent or legal guardian of a child in a Maryland public school and a consistent advocate of public education.

Nominees must have also demonstrated involvement in one of the five following areas within the last 24 months: communication, volunteering, learning, decision making, and/or community collaboration.

Nominations must include three letters of recommendation, a two-page narrative essay describing the nominee's contribution to public education and completed nomination forms.

Nomination forms are available at www.MarylandPublicSchools.org/pima. Nomination packets must be postmarked by Jan. 20 and should be sent to: Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Academic Policy, 7th Floor, Attention: PIMA, 200 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21201.

Incomplete applications will not be considered and submissions will not be accepted online or by e-mail.