Nominations are now open for Minnesota Teacher of the year, and they will remain open through Nov. 15.
Nominations can be submitted online by accessing a nomination form on www.educationminnesota.org .
The 2015 Teacher of the Year will be named at a ceremony May 3, 2015. The Minnesota Teacher of the Year also becomes Minnesota's candidate for National Teacher of the Year.
Eligible nominees must meet these criteria:
• Teach in a public or nonpublic Pre-K through 12th-grade school, working at least 50 percent of the time directly with students.
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• Hold a bachelor's degree and a Minnesota teaching license.
• Have completed three years of teaching by the nomination deadline.
• Intend to teach during the 2015-16 school year.
Anyone may nominate a teacher. Self-nominations are also accepted.
The state program has been highly successful nationally - Minnesota ranks second behind California with four National Teachers of the Year.
For more information or to receive a nomination form, call Kieren Steinhoff at 651-292-4865 or 800-652-9073.
