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11^th Annual Coconino County Teacher of the Year

6^th Annual Coconino County Rookie Teacher of the Year

3^rd Annual Coconino County Lifetime Achievement Award 

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Deadline for Nominations:  September 29, 2023

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Lead Recognition and Teacher of the Year Sponsor:

Rookie Teacher of the Year Sponsor: 

Exclusive Media Sponsor: 

Straight A Sponsors: 

Honor Roll:

Graduate:
Individual Sponsors: 

Teacher of the Year (TOY) Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the Coconino County Teacher of the Year, a teacher must:

• Spend the majority (over 50%) of the school day in direct instruction to students.
• Have a valid Arizona teacher certificate or alternative teaching certificate.
• Have completed at least four (4) full years as a classroom teacher at the time the application is submitted for consideration.
• Teach any grade(s) or combination of grades Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 in a state-accredited traditional district, charter public school, or private school in Coconino County.
• Be a full-time teacher and plan to continue in an active teaching status through the end of 2024-2025 school year.

Rookie Teacher of the Year (RTOY) Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the Coconino County Rookie Teacher of the Year, a teacher must:

• Have COMPLETED ONLY ONE FULL YEAR and be in second year in fall 2023 as a full-time teacher at the time of nomination (Hired fall of 2022).
• Spend the majority (over 50%) of the school day in direct instruction to students.

• Have a valid Arizona teacher certificate, valid provisional certificate, or alternative teaching certificate. 
• Teach any grade(s) or combination of grades Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 in a state-accredited traditional district, charter public school, or private school in Coconino County.
• Be a full-time teacher and plan to continue in an active teaching status through the end of 2024-2025 school year.

Lifetime Achievement Award Eligibility Requirement

To be eligible for the Coconino County Lifetime Achievement Award, individual must:

• Be a part of the County education community and has exhibited a lifetime (20+ years) of achievement in K-12 education. 
• Have shown achievement in leadership, teaching, and service. 
• This award is chosen at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools and is a surprise announcement made at the Teacher of the Year Event in April 2024. 

Click the link to submit your nomination online or mail/drop off your nomination at the following:

Coconino County Superintendent of Schools
2384 N. Steves Blvd
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Attn: Michelle Despain

Email: mdespain@coconino.az.gov
Fax: (928)-526-1469
Phone: (928)-679-8070

Upon Receipt of a Nomination Form:

In the Teacher of the Year (TOY) and Rookie Teacher of the Year (RTOY) categories, nominees will be emailed a letter of congratulations and a Teacher of the Year application to complete and return.

For the Lifetime Achievement Award, all nominations will be taken into consideration. Lifetime Achievement Award nominees will NOT be contacted.  The Superintendent’s office will orchestrate a reason for the nominee to attend the event. This award is chosen at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools and is a surprise announcement made at the Teacher of the Year Event in April 2024.