The Rotary Club of Lynn, MA
SERVICE Above Self
Teacher of the Year Award
The purpose of the Rotary Club of Lynn Teacher of the Year Award is to call attention to the importance of service to the community. The award provides an opportunity to publicly applaud our teachers and to reward those who have demonstrated excellence in their profession by “going the extra mile”. Nominees for the award are solicited from all Lynn schools, public and private. Winning recipients will each receive a cash award as will their school.
Teacher of the Year 2013-2014 Nomination Form Deadline
Saturday, March 15, 2014
The Lynn Community, through the efforts of the Rotary Club of Lynn will recognize outstanding professional educators annually. The Rotary Club of Lynn, MA is pleased to present the selection process used to select the 2013-2014 "Teacher of the Year".
THE SELECTION PROCESS
The Outstanding Classroom Teacher Recognition Program and the Teacher of the Year designation will be presented in the following categories of teachers:
Elementary Teacher Grades Pre K-5, including Teachers in Specialty Areas Pre K-5
Secondary Teacher Grades 6-12, including Teachers in Specialty Areas 6-12
Two awards given out each year, alternating elementary and secondary.
Students, former students, parents, colleagues, administrators, or members of the general public may nominate teachers. An impartial selection committee comprised of local citizens selects the "Teacher of the Year" from those nominated through a careful screening process using specific criteria. This year's Rotary Club of Lynn "Teacher of the Year" selection will be announced mid April and will be awarded to two elementary teachers. Each "Teacher of the Year" will receive $1,000 for personal use, and $1,000 for their school. Two teachers in grades PreK-5 will be chosen for the 2013-2014 school year. Two teachers in grades 6-12 will be chosen for the 2014-2015 school year.
THE NOMINATION PROCESS
Nomination forms will be made available on the Rotary Club of Lynn, MA website: (
www.lynnrotary.org), the school district website (www.lynnschools.org), at all Lynn schools, and in the Superintendent’s Office. All nomination forms must be returned, with all supporting materials and documentation, to the Rotary Club of Lynn, MA, P.O. Box 8100, Lynn, Massachusetts 01904. Scanned forms may be sent to:
info@lynnrotary.org. Forms must be received no later than Saturday, March 15,2014 for consideration. Questions may be sent to
info@lynnrotary.org. For further details, please see the nomination form here:
The first Grade 8 Recognition Program for 2014 was held at the club meeting of January 23rd recently and was a great meeting. As usual, club member Mark Kennard ran a great program honoring several 8th graders from the schools in the city. The students were thrilled to be honored (and glad to get a great meal away from the usual school lunch). The parents were even more thrilled to see their son or daughter honored for their hard work in overcoming whatever obstacles that the school had identified. Conversations with the teachers and school principals recently have revealed their enthusiasm for the program.
