Top Teacher and Employee Awards
Nomination are now open! Nominate HERE. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JAN 5
Each year we ask you our readers to submit nominations for those educators, employees, and administrators that consistently go above and beyond the call of duty. Those who innovate, dare to make a change at their schools. Those who inspire students and other staff members to reach their full potential. Those who meet education challenges head-on. Orange County is fortunate enough to have so many extraordinary schools.
2025 marks our 12th Annual School Heroes — Top Teachers, Top Employees and Top Leaders — of Orange County Awards and Issue. With more than 200 nominations last year, we were impressed as we are year after year with the caliber of teachers, employees and administrators that are clearly making the lives of our students and families so much better. We even expanded our criteria to include all kinds of education — from private and public to alternative and online schools — and the response was truly overwhelming.
All of the 2025 finalists and winners will be featured in our March Issue.
2024 Top Teacher & Employee Winners
Franklin Elementary School
Robert C. Fisler School
Beyond Blindness
Each year ParentingOC honors the Top Teacher’s and Employees across Orange County and continues to congratulate these influential community members as they make an impact on OC student’s lives.
Top Teacher 2024 Judges
Thank you, principals, school heads, and district officials for spreading the word. Thank you, parents, peers, and students for sending in nominations. Thank you to our judges for carefully reviewing each essay submitted.
2021 Top Teacher Winner, Beckman High School
2021 Top teacher Finalist, Aliso Viejo Middle School
Teacher, Nicolas Junior High School, Fullerton High School
2023 Top Teacher Finalist, Pathway School in Laguna Hills
Parenting OC Publisher
Parenting OC Editor
Parenting OC Associate Publisher
If you have any questions or inquiries read through our Nomination Criteria.