Deadline Looms for $200,000 Follett Challenge
The deadline for the 2019 Follett Challenge is this week. The program will award a total of $200,000 in products and services to 19 winners.
Entries will include a video and an explanation of how the applicant’s program engages students in the classroom or library. Winners will be determined by a combination of panel of judges and public votes for the school’s video.
Among the awards this year are:
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10 people's choice winners ($5,000 each);
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9 semi-finalists — 3 from elementary schools, 3 from middle schools and 3 from high schools ($15,000 each);
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1 grand prize winner selected from among the semi-finalists ($30,000 total, including the $15,000 semi-finalist prize).
Participants have until Thursday, Dec. 20 to submit their applications. Complete details and a link to registration can be found on the Follett Challenge site.