From McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Education Dnaia Hartman:
Nominations Open for Educator of the Year Awards
WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Regional Office of Education is seeking nominations from the public, parents, students and colleagues for its annual Educator of the Year Awards.
The annual awards, granted in partnership with the Community Foundation for McHenry County, recognize McHenry County’s top teachers, administrators and support staff, Regional Superintendent Diana Hartmann said.
“The Educator of the Year Award is our opportunity to honor the best of the best in McHenry County schools, as nominated by parents, staff, students and the community,” Hartmann said.
“I encourage everyone whose lives have been touched by these outstanding educators to nominate them to be recognized as outstanding among their peers.”
The contest is open to all schools in Educational Service Region 44, which covers most of McHenry County except School Districts 300, 220 and 118.
Nominations can be made in nine categories:
- preschool teacher,
- elementary school teacher,
- middle school teacher,
- high school teacher,
- administrator,
- student support personnel,
- early career educator,
- private/parochial school employee, and
- educational service personnel.
Teachers must have a minimum of five years of experience and spend more than half their time in instruction – the early-career educator award recognizes teachers in their second to fifth year of service.
The deadline to submit nomination forms and the needed documentation to the ROE is Tuesday, April 1; the online nomination form can be found on the ROE webpage here.
Nominees and winners will be honored at the Educator of the Year Dinner on Saturday, May 10 at Turnberry Golf Club, 9600 Turnberry Trail, Lakewood. Tickets are $39, plus a $4.45 processing fee, and are available for purchase on the ROE website.
Nominees must attend the banquet in order to win.
The ROE is soliciting sponsorships to help cover the cost of the event; sponsors who are
interested can contact Hartmann at 815-334-4055, or at DKHartmann@mchenrycountyil.gov.
