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Kentucky Department of Education seeking nominations for Valvoline’s Kentucky Teacher Awards


The Kentucky Department of Education has opened nominations for the Kentucky Teacher Awards, sponsored by Valvoline, Inc.

Nominations may be submitted electronically by visiting the Kentucky Teacher of the Year website. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 15.

Any full-time public school teacher in the state, with at least three years of experience, is eligible for the awards.

Picture provided of last year’s honorees.

Teachers may be nominated by students, parents, teaching peers, principals, superintendents or anyone from the community who has an interest in honoring an outstanding educator.

All nominated teachers will have to complete a formal application March 15. Judging will take place in March by a blue ribbon panel of education professionals from around the state. Up to 24 Valvoline Teacher Achievement Award winners will be announced in the spring.

Following site visits with nine semifinalists in April and interviews with the top three candidates, the Kentucky Teacher of the Year will be announced in Frankfort.

At that time, all 24 teachers will be honored with cash awards and other mementos.

Teacher Achievement Award winners will receive a cash gift of $500, two of the three finalists will receive a cash gift of $3,000, and the Teacher of the Year will receive a cash prize of $10,000 and an ambassadorship opportunity. The Kentucky Teacher of the Year then will represent the state in the National Teacher of the Year competition.

Now in its 20th year, the Kentucky Teacher Awards program is an innovative collaboration between private industry and public education.

Kentucky Department of Education


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