2010 Teacher of the Year Information
There are four eligibility standards to be considered for the North Carolina and Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year.
- A North Carolina public school classroom teacher who holds a Standard Professional II license, pre-kindergarten through grade twelve.
- A classroom teacher is defined as a person who spends not less than one-half time (three or more hours per day) five days a week for six or more months during a fiscal year in a classroom teaching students.
- Personnel whose major responsibilities are administrative or supervisory are not eligible.
- School counselors, school psychologists, school social workers and media coordinators are not eligible.
Other issues considered to determine a teacher’s eligibility for the regional and state levels of competition include:
- If a teacher has probationary status in DPS and has a Standard Professional II license, the teacher is eligible. Tenure in DPS is not a requirement.
- If a teacher has a provisional license in an area, he or she is eligible as long as he or she has a Standard Professional II license in at least one other teaching area.
The Teacher of the Year for Durham Public Schools selection process will follow the calendar noted below.
January 12, 2010
Distribution of application materials to principals and Teacher Council contacts
February 8, 2010
Teacher of the Year winners from each school submit their data sheet and responses to two questions to Fred Williams in Human Resource Services – Fuller Building.
February 19, 2010
The ten semi-finalists for the Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year will be notified and receive portfolio packets to complete.
March 8, 2010
Semi-finalists must submit their completed portfolios and a head-and-shoulder photograph to Fred Williams in Human Resource Services – Fuller Building.
March 18, 2010
Semi-finalists will be interviewed during the day at the Staff Development Center.
March 19, 2010
The four finalists for the Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year will be notified.
April 20, 2010
Classroom observations of the four finalists will be conducted.
May 5, 2010
Triangle Orthopedics and NC Specialty Hospital sponsor the DPS Teacher of the Year Banquet honoring the district’s Teachers of the Year.
September 2010
Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year must submit completed portfolio to the Center for Recruitment and Retention at the Department of Public Instruction for regional TOY consideration.
