The Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation seeks nominations for the most outstanding West Sonoma County teachers. 

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Three Teachers to be Selected: This year awards will go to four (4) teachers, one in each of these categories:

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• New Teacher

• Innovative/Collaborative Teachers (two (2) or more) *

• Career Service Teacher

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*Innovative/Collaborative Teachers Nomination: You may nominate a group of teachers. We have changed the nomination form to allow this option. You will still need to identify one key teacher from one school, but you can then add additional teacher names as part of the group that you want recognized. 

New Teacher Award: We want to honor one new teacher, with four (4) or fewer years in the profession. New teachers often face daunting challenges as they come to grips with the task of actually educating students in the classroom. Too often, their effort is unrecognized. We'd like to correct that so that you have the opportunity to show one of your new teachers how much you respect the effort they are putting in to become a great educator. 

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Innovative/Collaborative Teacher(s) Award: The second category honors a teacher who has promoted an innovation or creative approach that has had a material impact on your school or district. We appreciate that between the introduction of new technologies, unexpected challenges, and new obligations, schools are constantly searching for creative solutions that improve the quality of the education they offer to students. Management experts like to point out that some of the best ideas come from the bottom up. We agree and want to encourage your teachers to offer ideas and insights that make what you do better. 

As noted above, we are offering two options for the the Innovative Teacher category: you may nominate an individual teacher, or a group of teachers. The nomination form allows both options. 

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Career Service Teacher Award: The third teacher honoree will be selected based on our historic criteria. They may come from an elementary, middle or high school, and has had a long, valued career at your school.  A Career Service Teacher will honor five (5) years or more in the teaching profession, has a had a long and valued career in your school or district.

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CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS OF THE SELECTION CRITERIA.

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Nominations closed on Friday, March 15, 2024 at midnight.

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Thank you to all those who took the time to provide a nomination.