Congratulations to all nominees! What a tremendous honor it is to be selected by your peers to represent your school as the 2020 Teacher of the Year. Here is information for the next phase of the Teacher of the Year process, which involves completing this application for the district judging.
The application includes these four components:
(1) General information.
(2) Your "Philosophy of Teaching" essay written using the specific essay criteria provided.
(3) A current résumé.
(4) A letter of recommendation from your school principal. (Principal will complete in separate form.)
The application should be submitted by noon on Friday, January 10, 2020.
Your application will be used in the judging process. Nominees will be interviewed in person by a panel of district officials and community members. Judging will be conducted from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, February 11-14, and on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 18 and 19. Applicants will report to the communications department at the district's Administration Center, 2700 W. 15th Street. Additional information will be provided in January about the judging schedule.
If you have questions about the judging process, please contact Barbara Monroe from the Communications Department at 469-752-8099 or barbara.monroe@pisd.edu.
Once again, congratulations! The district looks forward to recognizing and celebrating your talents as outstanding teachers in Plano ISD and in the community.
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Plano ISD uses the Texas State Teacher of the Year guidelines for its Teacher of the Year recognition. Plano ISD classroom teachers who are recognized at the campus level and the district level must meet these criteria so that the district may enter them as eligible contenders in the Region 10, Texas State Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year competitions.
Candidates in all categories must hold a valid Texas teaching certificate and be currently teaching at least four hours of the contract day. The types of certificates are:
- One Year Certificate
- Probationary Certificate
- Standard Certificate
- Provisional Certificate
- Professional Certificate
- Temporary Certificate
Classroom teachers traditionally receive recognition in this program. Speech pathologists, itinerant special education teachers, counselors and librarians may be nominated if they teach at least four hours of the contract day and meet all other criteria. Diagnosticians, teacher's aides and administrators are not eligible.
Candidates must have completed two years of teaching experience on the campus which is nominating. Candidates who were hired at the nominating campus after December 11, 2017, are ineligible.
Candidates should be skillful, dedicated teachers who plan to actively continue classroom teaching. They should take an active role in their communities as well as their schools and be professional, poised and articulate. An important criterion in evaluating nominees is the ability to inspire a love of learning in students of all backgrounds.
Please submit this Teacher of the Year nomination, including your letter of recommendation, on or before noon on Friday, January 10, 2020. Questions should be emailed to Brittnea Ussery, brittnea.ussery@pisd.edu, in the Plano ISD communications department.
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