Teacher of the Year Award

Procedures

NEA-Alaska will work with the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development in developing procedures and selecting the Alaska Teacher of the Year. NEA-Alaska will promote state and local association involvement in the selection process. 

If the Teacher of the Year is a member of NEA-Alaska, the following procedures will be applied: 

1. The Teacher of the Year will speak at Delegate Assembly. 
2. The Teacher of the Year will be featured in the NEA-Aktivist.
3. NEA-Alaska will coordinate with the newly selected Teacher of the Year’s school or site supervisor and the state DEED to have a school-wide assembly at which the recipient is present for the official announcement of the recipient’s selection. NEA-Alaska will contact the local media to be present for this announcement and publish a press release with the information.

More info on DEED website

Award Prize

Plaque/$2500 honorarium/Invite to DA