OfficeMax Teacher Innovator Program

Fill out the email Teacher Innovator Program Nomination Form

Program Overview

OfficeMax, in partnership with the Naperville Education Foundation of School District 203, would like to honor innovative teachers and full-time, certified, non-administrative educators who encourage creativity, innovation and excellence in the classroom. Working together, they have developed the OfficeMax Teacher Innovator Program to recognize these educators, who ensure students are learning the curriculum, while providing their students with the “tools” to help them become life-long learners and leaders.

There are many District 203 educators whose innovative efforts and enthusiasm are exemplary, or who truly make a difference in the classroom. Please take the time to nominate an educator for the OfficeMax Teacher Innovator Award. Recipients' schools receive great prizes provided by OfficeMax, along with partner Hewlett Packard, as well as recognition for their outstanding achievements with students and their community.

Nomination Guidelines

Educator

• Educator must be in good standing with his/her school.
• Educator must be full-time and be certified by the Board of Education if representing a school district in a non-administrative capacity.
• Individuals can be named a monthly recipient only once during a school calendar year.

Nomination Process

• Nominations must answer all the questions directly.
• Nominations must be submitted via email with the Teacher Innovator Program Nomination Form.
• Nominations must be received by the fifth of each month.
• No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win.

Who can nominate an educator?

• Any colleague, student, parent or community member age 13 or older can nominate an educator.

Nomination Deadlines

• Nomination materials may be submitted throughout the school calendar year.
• Nominations must be received by the fifth of each month.

Selection Process

• Every month, The Naperville Education Foundation Board (NEF Board) will review nominations and select that month’s recipient.
• The NEF Board will notify the school principal and OfficeMax representatives of the monthly recipient.

Monthly awards presented to educator's school

• An HP digital camera
• An HP color photo printer
• $400 in OfficeMax gift certificates
• Flowers and balloons
• Plaque with individual's name engraved

Year-end

• OfficeMax Teacher Yearly Innovator Award given at a school year-end banquet

Teacher Innovator Nomination Form

To nominate an educator, you may fill out the email Teacher Innovator Program Nomination Form, or visit one of the following participating OfficeMax stores:

• Bolingbrook - The Landings, 153 North Weber, Bolingbrook, 630-771-9301
• Woodridge - Centerpointe of Woodridge, 7250 Woodward Ave., Woodridge, 630-434-0600
• Aurora - New York Square, 4338 Fox Valley Center, Aurora, 630-585-1383
• Naperville - Cress Creek Square, 790 Royal Saint George Dr., Naperville, 630-717-7571

Awards, General: The total cumulative approximate retail value of each monthly award is $700. Awards (other than flowers, balloons and plaque) will be given to the NEF for use in the recipient's school or district in honor of the recipient. Awards are nontransferable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by OfficeMax in the event that an item (or part thereof) cannot be awarded, in which case OfficeMax will in its sole discretion grant an award (or part thereof) of equal or greater value. All awards are given to the Naperville Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, for use in the recipient's school. 

Conditions: OfficeMax reserves the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Program. Neither OfficeMax employees nor trustees of the Naperville Education Foundation are eligible to submit nominations.