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Award to an Arkansas Public School Teacher for Outstanding Instruction in PreK-12 Classrooms

2024 Arkansas Teacher of the Year (ATOY) Program


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GrantWatch ID#
170962
Funding Source
Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
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Geographic Focus
USA: Arkansas
Important Dates
Deadline: 06/06/23 Noon Save
Grant Description
Award to an Arkansas PreK-12 teacher to recognize outstanding contributions to the quality of public education. The selected candidate will spend a year of service providing technical assistance to other teachers and participate in professional development opportunities. Each public school district in Arkansas may select one teacher as its District Teacher of the Year and nominate that teacher for the Arkansas Teacher of the Year (ATOY).

As part of the National Teacher of the Year program, the ATOY program promotes the teaching profession and identifies and recognizes teachers in elementary and secondary classrooms in Arkansas public schools who exemplify excellence both inside and outside the classroom. 

Each public school district in Arkansas may select one teacher as its District Teacher of the Year and nominate that teacher for the ATOY. 

Duties include the following:

  • Serving on paid administrative leave from his or her district to work with the Division of Elementary & Secondary Education.
  • Developing professional development and providing technical assistance to Arkansas teachers and students.
  • Serving as an ambassador for education in Arkansas 
  • Making appropriate public appearances across the state.
  • Representing Arkansas in the National Teacher of the Year competition.
Full Grant Text RFP
Recipient
Additional Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must meet the following minimum criteria:
- Candidates must be skillful and dedicated teachers in grades pre-kindergarten through 12.
- The ATOY candidate must be engaged directly in instruction in a classroom setting for more than 70 percent of the individual's contracted time.
- Librarians and Guidance Counselors are eligible to participate in the ATOY.
Ineligible
Administrators are not eligible.

Candidates who are not actively engaged in teaching in a public school at the time at which observations are made shall be disqualified.

Previous ATOY winners are not eligible for nomination.
Pre-Application Information
Candidates nominated by their districts must complete the online application by noon on June 6, 2023.

If a candidate is named District Teacher of the Year on more than one occasion, he/she may re-apply as ATOY so long as three years have passed from the previous application year. Previous ATOY winners are not eligible for nomination.

Additional information: https://adecm.ade.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?Id=5458
Number of Grants
1
Term of Contract
The ATOY will begin his or her duties on July 1, 2024, and will end his or her duties on June 30, 2025.
Contact Information
Online application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4Keqkqp98Qco5ti532_QhxOBsseeZmvcH2kuWqs2bHEQ27g/viewform?usp=share_link

Contact Information:
Kimberly Mundell
501-683-4788
Kimberly.Mundell@ade.arkansas.gov

Arkansas Department of Education
Office of Communications
Four Capitol Mall, Room 404-A
Little Rock, AR 72201
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