Office of Educator Quality
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.
Regional Teacher of the Year
Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year Program
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.
Teacher of the Year Program
Teacher of the Year Process
Only Regional Teachers of the Year are eligible to apply for Missouri State Teacher of the Year. For more information on the application/nomination process for Regional Teacher of the Year, please read the “Overview” below and visit the Regional Teacher of the Year page.
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.
Candidate Subsidy Information
There is no state funding for new or advanced candidates.