Office of Educator Quality

Talent Pool Recommendation

Periodically, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is asked to recommend educators, who meet specific qualifications, for various award programs. In order to respond to requests in a timely manner, the department has established a Talent Pool of distinguished elementary and secondary teachers and principals who serve as potential candidates for recognition programs. These educational leaders are identified through your recommendations.

State Finalists Candidates

2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year Finalists

School districts throughout the state submitted nominations for the award, and the finalists were chosen by a selection committee appointed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The finalists were selected from among 34 regional teachers of the year.

NBC Teaching Standards

 

Understanding Young Children:  Teachers use their knowledge of child development and their relationships with children and families to understand children as individuals and to plan in response to their unique needs and potentials.

Promoting Child Development and Learning:  Teachers promote children's physical, emotional, linguistic, creative, intellectual, social and cognitive development by organizing the environment in ways that best facilitate the development and learning of young children.

NBC Scoring

 

All candidate materials submitted by the deadline, will be scored.
 
Each certificate requires six portfolio entries and four assessment center exercises for a total of ten individual scores.
 
Each portfolio entry and assessment exercise contains a section that articulates the criteria by which the entry or exercise will be scored.
 
Entries are evaluated by teachers who have attended an intensive training workshop on scoring in accordance with scoring guide or rubric.
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