Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility criteria for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

Nominees must meet the following eligibility criteria:

They must be highly qualified teachers, as deemed by the California State Board of Education and their district; or, in the case of private schools, in the spirit of the principles and provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, Public Law 107-110, as defined by State and local standards.
They must hold a degree or appropriate credentials in the category for which they are applying. They must be teachers in 1 of the 50 states or 4 U.S. jurisdictions. The jurisdictions are Washington, DC; Puerto Rico; Department of Defense Schools; and the U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
They must be full-time employees of the school or school district as determined by State and district policies.
They must have at least five years of mathematics or science teaching experience prior to application.
They must teach mathematics or science at the kindergarten–6th grade level in a public or private school.
They must not have received the PAEMST award at the national level in any prior competition or category.

Questions: PAEMST Team | paemst@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0600