Every time a student votes, they will be asked to input their teacher's name (elementary) or language arts teacher's name (secondary). The teacher with the most participants will win a $250.00 Follett book voucher for their class. One prize will be awarded per grade level.

The school library with the most participants will be recognized by the district as the Exceptional Readers District Champion .

Winners will be announced in mid-April.

Remember that one of the best things about March Book Madness is the idea that students may be inspired to read new books:

• Create a version of our bracket and hang it in your classroom hallway to "advertise" MBM. You can project an image of the bracket we created and trace over the lines to get the form.
• Highlight one of our MBM books during a read aloud to encourage students to vote!
• Make a school or grade level wide reward system for participation in MBM.
• Try connecting with other classrooms during the event on Skype to talk about the books.
• Use this opportunity to connect with other classrooms in your school by creating book buddies between older and younger students.
• Have students do book talks of books they are familiar with to get other students interested. Or, they can write a book review in Destiny to share with other students.
• Invite your students to blog about the books they feel should win.
• Create an MBM club at your school.
• Show book trailers to your students to get them enthused. Better yet have your students create their own book trailers!
• March Madness is the perfect time to encourage health and wellness in students' lives. Consider encouraging participation through incentives for quarter, semi, and finals winners such as "healthy lunch with the principal" or "basketball with your teachers".