Nominations for 2022 - 2023 Teacher of the Year are closed.  

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Teachers may be nominated by students, parents, co-workers and administrators or may self nominate.  A list of nominees will be given to principals at each site to determine eligibility. Only teachers who complete the application process will be considered for CFSD Teacher of the Year.

 

Applicants must be AZ certificated teachers in at least their 5th year of teaching, currently teaching Pre-Kindergarten through 12 in the Catalina Foothills School District, spend the majority of their day in direct instruction to students and be in good standing with their school principal and district administration.  

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All nominations must be submitted via the online form. The deadline for

nominations is November 30, 2022 at 6pm.  Nominations are now closed.

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Applicants submit a written application which will be blind scored on a rubric by a school representative selection committee consisting of parents on the TOY committee. Five finalists will be named “Distinguished Educators” and will be scheduled for an interview as part of the final selection. The interview team, consisting of community members, CFSD alumni and the previous year’s TOYs, will make the final selection. Two “Teachers of the Year” will be selected.  The Teachers of the Year and the finalists will be honored at their school sites and at the CFSD Foundation’s TOY Family Event.   

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Rewards for Teachers of the Year:

• $2,000 cash award

• 4 tickets to TOY Family Event

• Engraved plaque

• Professional Portrait

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Reward for “Distinguished Educator” Finalists:

• $500 cash award

• 2 tickets to TOY Family Event

• Engraved plaque

 

 

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