To be considered for one of these awards, an applicant must first compete at the state and regional levels. Information on the state competitions is available from the career and technical association in the applicant's state. State winners then compete within their region. The awards chairperson for each region, regional application deadlines and the state associations in each region are as follows:
Region I | Region II | Region III | Region IV | Region V
Region I
Carol Olsen
544 Marstons Lane
Yarmouth Port, MA 02675-1656
Phone: 508-362-7025
States: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Federal Career and Technical Association, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Region II
Marcia Day
16274 E. Glenn Valley Drive
Athens, AL 35611
Phone: 256-230-6284
States: Alabama, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, Virginia
Region III
David Bunting
Kirkwood Community College
Lincoln Learning Center
912 18th Avenue S.W.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Phone: 319-366-0142
Fax: 319-398-1049
States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin
Region IV
Jona Kay Squires
Mid-America Technology Center
P.O. Box H
Wayne, OK 73095
States: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Region V
Shane Stockham
Buhl High School
525 Sawtooth
Buhl, ID 83316
Phone: 208-543-8264 ext.115
Fax: 208-543-8705
States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Trust Territories, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Guidelines for State/Regional Awards Chairpersons
Winners selected at the regional level compete for the national ACTE Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Career and Technical Educator, Outstanding New Career and Technical Teacher and Outstanding Teacher in Community Service. The selection of the national winners is made by the ACTE National Awards Committee.
For the sake of equity and continuity, the ACTE National Awards Committee strongly suggests that each state and region follow the guidelines for their competitions that are followed in the national competition. This will assure that the nominee selected is the one who will have the best chance of competing successfully at the national level.
Guidelines for State and Regional Competitions
- Each state should have an awards committee, headed by an awards chairperson. The make-up of the committee should be determined by the state. That committee should be responsible for selecting a teacher of the year, an outstanding educator, an outstanding new teacher, and an outstanding teacher in community service to represent the state in the regional competition.
- Only one representative from each state should compete at the regional level for each award.
- The same evaluation form used by the National Awards Committee should be used at the state and regional levels to evaluate nominees.
- A personal interview should be one component of the selection process for Teacher of the Year at the state and regional levels.
