Awards, Honors, & recognitions

About Teacher of the Year Nominations

This is a high honor for outstanding teachers who have been selected by their peers and evaluated by district administrators and community leaders. Every year, educators and administrators in each public school in Lafayette Parish vote to select a Teacher of the Year, and now New Teacher of the Year based on nominations. The winners of each school are then eligible to participate in the district competition. 

The district utilizes the comprehensive application provided by the Louisiana Department of Education that includes submitting a lesson plan, student learning targets, and letters of recommendation in order to fully showcase the talents of each teacher. A rubric is utilized to score the applications and top contenders are interviewed by a committee of community leaders in order to select the district winner at each grade level. District winners compete in the state competition through the Louisiana Department of Education. Winners at the state level move on to the national competition.