The nominations period begins Sunday, May 1 at 8:00 a.m. EST and ends Sunday, May 8 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Cox Communications reserves the right to extend the nomination period at any time.
ELIGIBILITY: This Contest is offered only to K-12 teachers. Eligible teachers must work at a public, private, or charter school in the Cox Virginia and North Carolina footprint. The Cox Virginia and North Carolina footprint includes: Chesapeake, Clifton, City of Fairfax, Fairfax County, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Gloucester, Hampton, Herndon, James City County, King and Queen County, New Kent County, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Roanoke City, Roanoke County, Spotsylvania, Stafford County, Town of Vinton, Vienna, Virginia Beach, West Point, Williamsburg, York County. NORTH CAROLINA: Currituck County. Teachers who won the Cox Heroes of Distance Learning program in 2021 and received the $1,000 prize are not eligible to win the 2022 Cox Education Heroes program.
Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions and interpretations, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.
HOW TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION: Nominators may go to
https://www.cox.com/residential/articles/virginia/nominate-a-cox-education-hero.html (the “Website”) and complete the Nomination form with the information requested. As part of the Nomination form, Nominators must include a no more than two-hundred-fifty (250) word essay describing why the Nominee should be named a Cox Education Hero, what the Nominee has done to go above and beyond supporting students during the pandemic and throughout their career, and what the Nominee’s education super power is (the “Essay”). All completed Nominations must be submitted by the end of the Nomination Period.
JUDGING AND WINNER SELECTION: During the Judging Phase, eligible Entries submitted will be judged by a panel of judges comprised of Cox representatives (“Judges”). The Judges will select winners based on the following criteria: why the nominee should be named a Cox Education Hero, what the nominee has done to go above and beyond supporting students during the pandemic and throughout their career, and what the nominee’s education super power is. The judges’ decisions shall be final and binding in all matters pertaining to the judging and selection of the Contest winner. Winners will be selected and notified on or around May 12, 2022, and no later than May 31, 2022. Winners will need to submit a completed W-9 in order to receive payment.
PRIZES (10): Each prize is $1,000 payable to the winner(s) for a classroom makeover (virtual or in-person, depending where the teacher is teaching from). Ten (10) prizes will be available in the contest.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: By participating, each Nominator and Nominee (or if minors, their parents or legal guardians) agrees: (a) to abide by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Program; (b) to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, and its respective parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and the respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives of the forgoing (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant’s participation in the Program or any Program-related activity or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any awarded prize; and (c) to the use of his/her name, voice, performance, photograph/video, image and/or likeness for programming, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any and all media, now or hereafter known, worldwide and on the Internet, and in perpetuity by Sponsor and its designees, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) or additional consents from entrant or any third party and without prior notice, approval or inspection, and to execute specific consent to such use if asked to do so. By participating, entrant also agrees not to release any publicity or other materials on their own or through someone else regarding their participation in the Program without the prior consent of the Sponsor, which it may withhold in its sole discretion.
