Chamber and R-7 School District sponsor spring recognition program
Posted by GSDispatch Editor in by Lee’s Summit Chamber, by Lee’s Summit R7 School District, Edu, GSD Online
DEADLINE for nominations FEB. 5TH
When you hear the phrase “outstanding teacher,” who comes to mind? You may want to nominate this teacher for the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce Excellence In Teaching/R-7 Teacher of the Year Award.
Twelve R-7 teachers will receive the Excellence In Teaching Award. Each award recipient will also become a finalist for the R-7 School District’s annual Teacher of the Year Award. The district’s Teacher of the Year goes on to compete in the Missouri State Teacher of the Year program.
Any teacher, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, and any guidance counselor or library/media specialist is eligible for the program. Due to the Missouri Teacher of the Year guidelines, guidance counselors and librarians are only eligible for the Excellence In Teaching Awards. They will not be considered for the Teacher of the Year Award since the state program is restricted to classroom teachers only.
Former Excellence In Teaching Award winners are eligible to interview for the R-7 School District Teacher of the Year Award if nominated, although they would not be able to win the Excellence In Teaching Award again.
The recognized teachers will be selected by a committee composed of R-7 staff and representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and the community. The 12 Excellence In Teaching winners will be announced in April and honored at an April 27 reception. The Teacher of the Year will be announced at the reception.
Nomination forms are being sent home with R-7 students during January. Anyone wanting a form may also visit the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District website at www.leesummit.k12.mo.us and select the Excellence In Teaching and Teacher of the Year option or call 986-1109. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 5.
