2024 First-Year Teacher of the Year Application Essay Questions

  • On this Application, you will be asked to answer two of the three essay questions listed below. It is recommended that you prepare your responses in a Word document and save the document. From that, you may copy/paste your responses into the form fields as you fill out the Application, without losing your data. Do not include external links. (Please adhere to the word limits indicated below.)

     Essay Questions

    1. What/who inspired you to teach? (Limit: 500 words)

    2. What advice would you give to another first-year teacher? (Limit 500 words)

    3. If given the chance to speak to a group of community members (non-educators), what would you tell them about the importance of supporting public education? (Limit: 750 words)

     

    Please note that all Application/Bio forms must be submitted no later than Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 11:59 p.m, Access to the forms will be inactivated after this date/time.