Nominations open for 2025 Ky. Teacher of the Year
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Nominations are now open for the 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year awards.
The Kentucky Teacher of the Year awards are presented by the Department of Education and celebrate the state’s “most outstanding” educators.
Any full-time, certified public school teacher in the state with at least 10 years of experience is eligible to be nominated.
Teachers may be nominated by students, parents, teaching peers, principals, superintendents or anyone in the community by Dec. 15.
The Department of Education says nominees should:
- Be an expert in their field who advances growth for students of all backgrounds and abilities
- Build collaborative relationships with colleagues, students and families to create a school culture of equity and success
- Deliberately connect the classroom to the community to impact student growth and learning
- Be a lifelong learner and teacher leader and use innovative learning experiences in and out of the classroom
- Express themselves in an engaging and clear way that conveys the lived classroom experience to a variety of audiences
All nominated teachers will then need to submit a formal application by Feb. 1, 2024.
To nominate a teacher, head here: Kentucky Teacher of the Year Form
A panel will review all applications.
The highest-scoring individuals in the elementary, middle and high school divisions will be named Kentucky Teacher Achievement Award winners, and the educator with the overall top score will be named the Kentucky Teacher of the Year for their division.
One teacher will then be selected as the state’s overall Teacher of the Year.
