Criteria On Which The Award Will Be Based 

Petitions should recommend nominees based on the following criteria: 

1. Has a comprehensive knowledge of his/her field. 
2. Effectively organizes and presents the subject matter in a way that makes sense to students. 
3. Stimulates thinking and develops understanding by challenging students’ intellect and arousing students’ interest; inspires a lifelong passion for learning.
4. Makes good use of available human and material resources. 
5. Provides assistance to students in solving their individual and group problems. 
6. Participates in worthy student and community affairs. 
7. Participates and contributes to the teaching profession through activities in professional societies and other professional organizations. 
8. Contributes to the improvement and development of GBS.
9. Collaborates within GBS and across the profession locally and nationally.
10. A teacher whose primary assignment is classroom instruction.
11. A teacher whose career includes a minimum of 10 years at GBS.
12. A teacher who has not previously won the Distinguished Teacher Award.