Jim Knopf Speaks with Local Schools About the Golden Apple Awards

10/1/2019 (Permalink)

Marketing & Sales Manager Jim Knopf visits a local elementary school to share how students nominate teachers for the Golden Apple Awards

SERVPRO of West Brown County knows how hard our employees work to give our customers the best possible service. Seeing a member of our team go the extra mile to volunteer their time in the community is something we are proud to acknowledge.

This week, we want to share what our Sales and Marketing Manager, Jim Knopf has been up to in the Green Bay area. 

As most of our West Brown County customers know, Jim enjoys his role as one of the Ambassador for the Greater Green Bay Chamber. His involvement with the Chamber extends from answering questions about the Chamber to helping promote member businesses through Chamber functions. 

Chamber Ambassadors recently began speaking with local schools to influence students to nominate their most inspirational educator for the prestigious Golden Apple Award.

The Golden Apple Awards is a yearly program that improves community awareness of the quality of education in the Greater Green Bay area by recognizing high standards of professionalism, leadership, and innovation in teaching with the Golden Apple Awards.

Eight recipients (individuals and/or teams) are selected annually through a multi-level screening of anonymous applications and personal interviews. Selection criteria are based on the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, which identify the essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions expected of experienced, quality teachers.

The following information is the process of how the events will unfold:

• Nominations are due October 31, 2020.
• Nominees for the Golden Apple Awards will be announced on January 5, 2020. 
• Teachers of Distinction will be announced on January 26, 2020.
• The full list of recipients will be announced on February 2020.

 The 27th annual Golden Apple Awards ceremony is scheduled for April 15, 2020. This event is held at Radisson Hotel & Conference Center and goes from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

You can obtain a nomination forms for the 27th annual awards program on the Greater Green Bay Chamber's website.