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Top Teachers & Employees 2021 Nominations

Top Teachers and Employees 2021 - Nominate Today

It is a year that is challenging every educator, administrator and school employee, not to mention the parents and students. The COVID Pandemic is the most disruptive force of our time, bringing health and safety concerns along with the pressure to continue quality education through a patchwork schedule and a hybrid model of in-class and online learning. All school workers and teachers are heroes this year, so it’s going to be difficult to find the very best of 2020-2021. In honoring the top, we honor all. So help us by nominating.

Nominations Deadline Extended: Sunday, January 17, 2020


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Top Teachers Nomination 2021

Do you have a teacher at your school who does more than educate students? Who gets students excited about learning, teaches life lessons, is valued by parents, peers, administration and students, and whose classes consistently rank among the top in test scores? Nominate him or her to be honored by Parenting OC in our upcoming March 2021 Top Teachers issue.

Teacher Award Categories

  • Grade School Teacher
  • Middle School Teacher
  • High School Teacher

Nomination Rules

  • Only one nomination per category, for each school
  • Teacher must be actively teaching in Orange County
  • Nomination must be approved by principal or school head.

Judging Criteria for Teachers

  • Creativity in teaching method
  • Teaches other teachers
  • Passion/personally involved
  • Community service/nonprofit work
  • Multiple school duties
  • Heads up and starts up other school programs
  • Years of service
  • Writes grants or raises funds for school
  • Student and/or parent favorite

Top School Employees

Top Employees Nomination 2021

We are looking for those employees who go above and beyond, not in the classroom, but behind the scenes—in the offices, the kitchens, the libraries, the buses, on the school grounds. They are classified workers, whose ranks include instructional assistants, custodians, office clerks, technicians, bus drivers and other non-certificated staff members.

Nomination Rules

  • Only one nomination for each school
  • Employee must be actively working in Orange County
  • Nomination must be approved by principal or school head

Judging Criteria for Employees

  • Multiple school duties
  • Contributes beyond job description
  • Passion/Personally involved
  • Years of service
  • Student and/or parent favorite

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Leadership Award Nomination 2021

Debuting this year is The Leadership Award, a lifetime achievement honor that goes to an individual who has paved the way for others, created change, and led the way, and has devoted their career to education. We want to recognize a leader in Orange County Schools. This year nominate a ground-breaking educator, a principal, a school head, or a district or countywide official who has met the COVID challenge head on.

Nomination Rules

  • One nomination per school, and one per district office
  • Nominee must be actively working
  • Must be approved by an administrator or district office

Judging Criteria for Employees

  • A long career of service
  • A leader among their peers or a peerless leader
  • Inspires others
  • An innovator

Check out last year’s Top Teacher & Employee winners!

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