FAUQUIER COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR

NOMINATION FORM
(Please see eligibility criteria on page two.)
Please submit to Principals Office by January 8, 2016.
Name of Nominator:
Name of Teacher:
How many years of teaching experience does this teacher have?
How many years in FCPS?
To the best of your knowledge, will this teacher remain a teacher in FCPS
through the 2016-17 school year?
Please explain on a separate sheet how the teacher meets each of these
criteria:

Instills in students a desire to learn and achieve

Understands the individual needs of students, encourage their talents
and foster their self-esteem
Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of subject matter and the ability to
share it effectively with students
Fosters cooperative relationships with their colleagues and the
community
Demonstrates outstanding leadership

Please attach at least four statements of support, one of which must be

from a professional educator (principal, assistant principal, teacher, or
central office staff).

ELIGIBILITY
Nominees must be full-time teachers (in grades pre-kindergarten through 12) in an accredited school. Each nominee
must have a minimum of five years teaching experience, three of which must be in the school or school system in which
he or she is currently serving.

NOMINATION CRITERIA
Nominees must be teachers who:

Instill in students a desire to learn and achieve

Understand the individual needs of students, encourage their talents and foster their self-esteem
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of subject matter and the ability to share it effectively with students
Foster cooperative relationships with their colleagues and the community
Demonstrate outstanding leadership
Maintain their teaching position throughout the 2016-2017 school year.

Please complete the attached nomination form. Nominations may be submitted by

teachers, students, former students, parents, administrators or the general public. Parents,
former students, and members of the general public should submit nomination forms to
the school principal. Teachers may not nominate themselves.