Nancy Rogers-Zegarra New Teacher Scholarship Award
(Adopted October, 2014)
Deadline: June 30. Nomination Form (PDF)
Purpose:
To provide a scholarship for a beginning teacher ( first or second year of teaching) which will enable him/her to experience the benefits of attending the CRA PDI and provide resources for their professional growth.
Eligibility:
Employed as a new teacher (2 years or less of teaching experience) in California.
Criteria:
Recipients will:
Mail completed Nomination Form to CRA
California Reading Association
638 Camino De Los Mares/Suite H130/467
San Clemente, CA 92673
Deadline: June 30. Nomination Form (PDF)
Purpose:
To provide a scholarship for a beginning teacher ( first or second year of teaching) which will enable him/her to experience the benefits of attending the CRA PDI and provide resources for their professional growth.
Eligibility:
Employed as a new teacher (2 years or less of teaching experience) in California.
Criteria:
- One letter of recommendation by support provider, principal, or staff member testifying to new teacher’s outstanding teaching as a new teacher at their school. (1 page; maximum 200 words).
- Personal statement describing how attending the annual CRA Professional Development Institute will benefit your teaching and your students’ literacy development. (Not to exceed one page; maximum 200 words.)
Recipients will:
- Receive up to $700.00 toward travel, food and lodging expenses to attend PDI.
- Receive the cost for registration at the annual CRA Professional Development Institute (PDI).
- Receive the cost of registration for all the special functions at the CRA PDI.
- Be honored at the PDI
- Complete the nomination form which must be signed by a local reading council officer.
- Complete other necessary criteria.
- Attach a current resume.
Mail completed Nomination Form to CRA
California Reading Association
638 Camino De Los Mares/Suite H130/467
San Clemente, CA 92673
2024 Winner
2022 Winner
2019 Winner
The Nancy Rogers-Zegarra New Teacher Scholarship Award provides a scholarship for a first or second year teacher, which will enable the educator to experience the benefits of attending the CRA Annual Literacy Conference, and provide resources for professional growth for a new teacher. Kristin Ballard a Kindergarten Teacher at Richard Crane Elementary School in the Cotati-Rohnert Park School District is this year’s recipient. Kristin’s goal is to introduce reading in a way where students fall in love with books and have confidence in their abilities, while learning how to read. She feels the CRA conference will allow her to gather new ideas about how to introduce books to her students in an engaging way, give her the tools for digging deeper into the books they read, and for discovering ways to reach all students through enriching literature. Kristin believes that attending CRA will be an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest researched based teaching practices in literacy and it will expand her horizons professionally as she embarks on her career in education.
2018 Winner
Hannah Turner
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Hannah Turner, First grade teacher at Brookside Elementary school in Willits. She loves books and sharing the joy of reading with her students.
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2017 Winner
Mary Lou Banahan, a kindergarten teacher in the San Juan USD in Sacramento is the 2017 scholarship winner.
Mary Lou Banahan, a kindergarten teacher in the San Juan USD in Sacramento is the 2017 scholarship winner.
2016 Winner
The Nancy Rogers-Zegarra New Teacher Award provides a scholarship for a first or second year teacher which will enable him/her to experience the benefits of attending the CRA PDI and provide resources for their professional growth. This year’s winner is Genevieve Walker.
Genevieve Walker currently teaches second grade at Kawana Springs Elementary a Title I School in Santa Rosa. This is her second year of teaching. Genevieve graduated from the CalState TEACH Teacher Preparation Program in December 2014 earning a 4.0. She received her B.A. in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Elementary Teacher Preparation from San Francisco State University in May 2013 and was on the Dean’s list from 2011-2013. Genevieve’s master teacher was impressed with her familiarity with children’s literature and commented “She clearly loves books and sharing them with children.” Kawana teachers noted that “she is a very dedicated new teacher interested in continuing her education to improve. She is truly passionate about connecting her students to nature and can often be seen with her students in the Kawana garden or reading children’s literature.”
Genevieve Walker currently teaches second grade at Kawana Springs Elementary a Title I School in Santa Rosa. This is her second year of teaching. Genevieve graduated from the CalState TEACH Teacher Preparation Program in December 2014 earning a 4.0. She received her B.A. in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Elementary Teacher Preparation from San Francisco State University in May 2013 and was on the Dean’s list from 2011-2013. Genevieve’s master teacher was impressed with her familiarity with children’s literature and commented “She clearly loves books and sharing them with children.” Kawana teachers noted that “she is a very dedicated new teacher interested in continuing her education to improve. She is truly passionate about connecting her students to nature and can often be seen with her students in the Kawana garden or reading children’s literature.”
2014 Winners
Mary Joens-Poulton teaches 1 st grade in small community in rural northern California. After growing up surrounded by educators who constantly shared their passion for teaching, Mary was inspired to pursue a teaching credential at Dominican University of California. Each day she looks forward to weaving art and literacy throughout her lessons and enjoys the creativity her students share.
Sara Gamble holds a B.A. in Photojournalism from Prescott College and a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Communities from Northern Arizona University. Sara’s Master’s thesis focused on bioregional education and process philosophy. She completed the teacher preparation program at Dominican University of California, Ukiah campus in 2013. She teaches TK-3rd grade students in a remote, one-room schoolhouse in northern California. Sara previously taught high school photography and worked as a home-school teacher.
Shayla Workman teaches 2nd Grade at Laytonville Elementary in the same classroom where she attended 2nd Grade as a student. As a self-proclaimed word-nerd, she loves reading, writing, and wordplay and does her best to share that love with her students. Shayla is a graduate of Sonoma State University and attended Dominican University for her Teaching Credential.
2013 Winner
Nicole Arhen is the first winner of the Nancy Rogers-Zegarra Beginning Teacher Scholarship. She was a sixth grade teacher at Sequoia School in Santa Rosa and is in her first year of teaching when she won the award. Now Nichole is teaching at Village School in Rincon Valley USD. Nicole is a graduate of Dominican University where she demonstrated academic excellence. The scholarship enables new teachers, like Nicole, to attend the annual CRA Professional Development Institute and benefit from high quality professional learning in the area of literacy. Nominations and application for the Scholarship are due in June. Please see more information below.