Partner Training and Events

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Thank you to everyone who joined us on Thursday, September 19 for our Affiliate Town Hall! In this webinar, we discussed:

• Scholastic Awards Updates
  • Check out what's new and scholarship opportunities this year!
    
    

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In this virtual training, we covered:

• How teen and educator accounts connect
• Available tools in Affiliate admin accounts to search for and impersonate teen and educator accounts
• Tour of teen and educator accounts,

The PY25 Scholastic Awards launch today! Teens and educators can start logging in and uploading work through the portal.

Spread the word in your region using materials from the Media Kit and other Outreach Resources!

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This 30-minute virtual session takes a deeper dive into payment options (i.e. online payment via Stripe, individual mail-in checks, and bulk check invoices from educators) and managing payments in the portal.

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Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsc-utpzMiHtXyU7XfWwWtmCs4EcyJbAGD

(NOTE: You only need to register once in order to attend any of the meeting sessions throughout the season.)

Office Hours will be hosted weekly on Wednesdays

Make sure your regional web page is ready for program launch on September 9! This includes ensuring the correct contact information for your region is listed. Edits can be made from your admin account in the portal by clicking Regional Info on the le

National Publication Mailing for program year 2024 will take place in early September, with exact dates to be determined.

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This virtual training is open to all coordinators, but new coordinators are especially encouraged to join!

In this working session, we will walk through:

• Account creation
• Setting up your region

The National Winners Virtual Celebration Video will premiere on this day.

National Medal Mailing for PY24 winners will take place over the summer, with exact dates to be determined.

Gold Key winners and their educators will be able to see if they won a National Medal by logging into their account starting today.

Presentation Slides

Agenda

4:00 pm: Welcome, Agenda Overview, Housekeeping 

4:05 pm: Introduction and Context 

4:15 pm: Overview of the Path Forward 

4:50 pm: Moderated Q&A 

4:55 pm: Announcements 

5:00 pm: End of session

Starting today, teens and educators will see if they won a regional award in their dashboard. American Visions and Voices Nominees and Honorable Mention, Silver Key, and Gold Key winners will be able to access certificates and congratulatory letters

For Affiliate Partners only: All Gold Key awards must be finalized in the portal by the end of day. Gold Keys added after this deadline may not be included in national judging.

Deadlines vary by region. The earliest entry deadline is December 1, 2023, and the latest is February 29, 2024.

PPT Slides

This event is open to all moderators from Affiliate and Remote program partners. This is not mandatory. Partners may train their moderators separately.

In this training, we covered:

• Navigating the online portal
• Faciliating juror conversa

PPT Slides

This event is open to all writing jurors from Affiliate and Region-at-Large remote program partners, and will be recorded. This is not mandatory. Partners may train their jurors separately.

In this training, we covered:

• The core values o

Deadlines vary by region. The earliest entry deadline is December 1, 2023, and the latest is January 8, 2024.

Find art and writing deadlines in your region by searching your zip code at artandwriting.org/regions.

PowerPoint slides

In this training for Writing Affiliates, we covered:

• Creating writing panels in the portal
• Setting up jurors accounts
• Training jurors to complete judging
• The Selection Guidelines for Writing, to share with jurors and your communit

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Thank you to everyone who joined us! In this training, we covered:

• Creating and managing art panels in the portal
• Training jurors and moderators
• Key takeaways to advance our shared values and DEI goals

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