Excellence in Teaching
About the Award
The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes and celebrates the excellent teaching that takes place every day in our schools. Outstanding educators from any accredited school in Clark County, Ohio are eligible to be nominated. Annually, four nominees will be selected to receive an engraved paperweight, a plaque and a $1,250.00 check that will be given at a special Rotary Awards recognition luncheon.
Nominees must be full time teachers grades K through 12 from an accredited public or private Clark County school. Nominators must complete the nominating form and submit it with a maximum of three attached statements of support and the two questions completed by the nominee. The statements of support can be from a colleague or supervisor, with at least one letter being from a current or former student or parent of a current or former student.
Student, colleagues, administrators or the general public may make nominations. Teachers and their immediate family may not nominate themselves or a family member.
Featured: 2020 awardees. L-R: Viangie Sanchez Gibson from Kenton Ridge High School, Tom Jenkins from Greenon High School, Taci Jones from Kenwood Elementary, and Lotus Smith from Lagonda Elementary.
This award program is made possible by funding from the: Springfield Rotary Club, Greater Springfield Partnership, Springfield Foundation, Springfield News-Sun, Meijer, and the Wilson-Sheehan Foundation.
“Here’s what captured my attention: I have worked with nine recipients of this award. I have worked for two recipients of this award. I have been taught by six recipients of this award. I have been parented by two recipients of this award. It’s remarkable, really, the time and dedication that others have put into my education. My job now, then, is to place that work and time and love into educating others.”
Darcy Leis, 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
Nominate A Teacher
Nominees must be full-time teachers grades K through 12 from an
accredited public or private Clark County school.
Nominators must complete the nominating form and submit it with a maximum of three attached statements of support and the two questions completed by the nominee. The statements of support can be from a colleague or supervisor, with at least one letter being from a current or former student or parent of a current or former student.
Nomination forms will be available annually near the end of
September and the completed nomination form and letters of support
are due in late December.
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