Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year
The Regional Teacher of the Year program is designed to focus public attention on excellence in teaching and to honor classroom teachers in all regions of Missouri.
Office of Educator Quality
Teacher of the Year Program
Elevating Missouri teachers is not just about investing in educators; it’s about investing in the future
of Missouri itself. Their dedication shapes our students, strengthens our communities, and drives us
state forward.
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.
NBC Portfolios
The portfolio is completed in your classroom and includes student work, videotapes and other teaching artifacts. The videos and student work are supported by commentaries on the goals and purposes of instruction, reflections on what occurred, the effectiveness of the practice, and the rationale for your professional judgment. Portfolios are designed to take at least four months to complete.
NBC Five Core Propositions
NBPTS seeks to identify and recognize teachers who effectively enhance student learning and demonstrate the high level of knowledge, skills, abilities and commitments reflected in five core propositions.
District Incentives
Please check with individual school district liaisons regarding candidate support and incentives as this list may not reflect recent developments. This is a partial list:
BLUE SPRINGS: The school district provides NBCTs with a 5% increase of their salary (not the base) for the life of the certificate.
CRAWFORD COUNTY R-I: National Board Certified Teachers are placed in the highest column on the salary schedule.
National Board Certification
Since 1987, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has advanced the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching, creating a voluntary system to certify teachers who meet those standards. For over two decades, Missouri teachers have participated in this enrichment process. Currently, no state financial assistance is available.