Know a great Teacher? Nominate them for Oregon Teacher of the Year, today
In 2021, the North Wasco County Education Foundation gave Jill Pearson of TDHS a Golden Apple award. Well, it’s award season again and time to get some nominations in for great teachers in our region. Teacher of the Year awards come with big money for teachers and schools.
By Tom Peterson
Do you know a great teacher?
A teacher that is willing to put their time in after school to help struggling students - a teacher that spends their own time and money making sure your child is getting a good education, is becoming a good person.
Maybe it’s a teacher that excels in the classroom and provides great mentorship on the sports field.
We’ve all had them - that teacher that made us work harder, think deeper and push for something more than we thought we could achieve. That person not only taught us numbers but character, respect and understanding that the system can be changed from within by embracing the rebelliousness of our ideas and applying them with a thoughtful and strategic approach.
Honor them. Name Them. Nominate Them.
And do it before the deadline of Feb. 28.
Here’s how: Click here and fill out this simple form.
The Oregon Department of Education, in partnership with the Oregon Lottery, is holding the Oregon Teacher of the Year program by honoring exemplary educators in every region of the state.
Regional Teachers of the Year will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and will be celebrated across the state. The 2023-24 Oregon Teacher of the Year will receive a $10,000 cash prize (with a matching $5,000 going to their school!) and serve as a spokesperson and representative for all Oregon teachers.
Here’s how the process works:
• Nominations are open statewide through February 28, 2023. Anybody can nominate a teacher.
• Teachers will submit their applications by March 31, 2023
• Oregon Education Service Districts will select a winner from their region
• Regional Teachers of the Year will be honored across the state in September 2023!
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• In October 2023 one of the Regional Teachers of the Year will be named the 2023-24 Oregon
Teacher of the Year and will be eligible to apply for the honor of the National Teacher of the Year!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Oregon Teacher of the Year program coordinator Michelle Goodness at michelle.goodness@ode.oregon.gov; 971-209-8855.
