Chapter Incentive Award

The AATSP Chapter Incentive Award will be presented to the chapter that demonstrates outstanding chapter activities along with membership participation. A $500 honorarium for the winning chapter accompanies this award.

1. Name of chapter, state, list of officers and contact person with mailing address and street address.

2. Information from the Chapter Treasurer including the number of chapter members, the number of Executive Board meetings per year and the number of meetings for members each year.

3. List of chapter activities completed and/or planned for the year.

4. Nomination materials should also include evidence of chapter activities and programs. The following list is provided as a guide. Actual selection criteria may vary according to the types of activities submitted.

• Evidence of chapter workshop or speaker for teacher’s professional growth. Evidence should include a copy of the publicity flyer or program.

• Evidence of a social gathering for teachers (such as a luncheon, outing to a theater production, museum). Evidence should include a copy of the publicity flyer or program.

• Evidence that chapter members give sessions or workshops at the AATSP national or regional conferences and/or at other foreign language conferences. Evidence can include copies of conference programs.

• Evidence that the chapter promotes participation in the National Spanish Exam (NSE). Include information on the prices and/or awards distributed at the chapter level. Submit Evidence can include such items as a program from an awards ceremony or other documents that demonstrate the types of prices or awards distributed.

• Evidence that the chapter promotes participation in the Sociedad Honoraria Hispana (SHH). Include information on the prices and/or awards distributed at the chapter level. Evidence can include such items as a program from an awards ceremony or publicity documents for students who win travel awards or scholarships.

• Evidence of a chapter Newsletter; provide a copy.

• Evidence of a chapter website: provide a URL.

• The Chapter Incentive Award will be presented at the Awards Luncheon during the Annual Meeting of the AATSP to be held in San José, Costa Rica on July 10, 2008. A representative from the winning Chapter (preferably the Chapter President) is expected to be in attendance at the luncheon to accept the award.

Send all nomination materials via email to:

corporate@aatsp.org
Indicate the name of the nominee and the award in the Subject line.

Deadline: Monday, May 19, 2008