The InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) is encouraging people to nominate their favorite Eastern Oregon teacher for the title of Regional Teacher of the Year award.
Nominations are now open at the Oregon Teacher of the Year website. Nominations are open through Jan. 31, 2019.
Anyone can nominate a teacher from any Oregon school district. The IMESD encourages school staff, students, parents and community members to nominate teachers from its school districts in Baker, Morrow, Umatilla and Union counties.
“It’s great to have people nominate teachers they know and admire, so we have a bigger pool of applicants from which to choose our recipient,” said Michele Madril, director of communication for the IMESD.
Each Education Service District in Oregon will choose a Regional Teacher, who will receive a cash prize of $500. One of the Regional Teachers of the Year will be named the 2020 Oregon Teacher of the Year in September 2019.
For questions about the Oregon Teacher of the Year program, contact Jenni Knaus, program coordinator, at jenni.knaus@state.or.us.
