Annual Educator Awards

Recognizing Classroom Teachers:

The following four awards honor the work of PK-12 classroom teachers. Candidates must be nominated by their superintendent and have five years of experience as an Ohio teacher, except team teaching candidates who must each have three or more years of experience.

Each $7,500 award is payable to the district.

A representative committee of educators will select the teachers to be honored. Only one teacher and one teaching team will be recognized in each category. These awards will be presented at the Foundation’s annual Educators Retreat in July:

Arthur S. Holden Teacher Science Teacher of the Year Award is in honor of our Foundation’s founder. It is to be used for a science project to benefit students in the recognized teacher’s classroom, school, and/or district.

George B. Chapman, Jr. Math Teacher of the Year Award is in honor of our Foundation’s first President. It is to be used for a mathematics project to benefit students in the recognized teacher’s classroom or school.

Ohio Master Teacher of the Year Award is to be used for a project to benefit students in the recognized teacher’s classroom, school, and/or district.

George B. Milbourn Team Teachers of the Year Award is to be used by a team of teachers for a project to benefit students in the recognized teacher team’s classrooms, schools, and/or district. Deep Learning must be the objective of the team. The team can be engaged in co-teaching, team teaching, and/or coaching models.

Ohio Superintendent of the Year Award:

We are pleased to offer your district the opportunity to nominate the superintendent for the Ohio Superintendent of the Year Award. The $10,000 award will be payable to the school district in the winner’s name. Candidates must have five years of experience as an Ohio Superintendent of Schools and must have served in his or her current position for at least two years. The candidate must have a Master’s Degree and appropriate certification by the State of Ohio.

A representative committee of educators will select the superintendent to be honored. He or she will be recognized as the Ohio award winner at the Foundation’s annual Educators Summit in July.