SHAPE America Teacher of the Year State Partner Program

SHAPE America is so excited to partner with State Affiliates to support and uplift the backbone of the physical education and health community – teachers – through the state Teacher of the Year (TOY) awards programs.

SHAPE America will provide ALL state affiliates with free tools and resources to support their state Teacher of the Year Awards program. State Affiliates that choose to formally partner with SHAPE America through the SHAPE America Teacher of the Year State Partner Program will additionally receive annual financial support and exclusive rewards for state Teacher of the Year recipients at no cost to their state association.

Nominate a great teacher Support and uplift the backbone of the HPE community

Ready-to-Use Resources for All State Affiliates

A Teacher of the Year Awards Toolkit, including:

  • Access to SHAPE America's online Teacher of the Year Awards application
  • A copy of SHAPE America's Teacher of the Year Awards program Policies and Procedures document
  • A copy of SHAPE America's Teacher of the Year Awards program rubrics
  • A recruitment email template to announce the state-level Teacher of the Year Award application period/process and encourage state members to apply
  • A template to assist the State Association in creating and supporting a mentoring program within their state Teacher of the Year application process
  • A press release template to announce state-level Teacher of the Year Award winners

Provision of all application materials received for the State Association's Teacher of the Year Awards program via the online application.

Recognition of current State Teacher of the Year recipients during the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo Closing General Session.

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Support for Official State Partner Program State Affiliates

All of the above, plus:

  • Branded social media badges for state-level Teacher of the Year Award winners to use
  • A state-branded SHAPE America Teacher of the Year State Partner Program logo, to include the SHAPE America Teacher of the Year Partner Network and the year associated with the state's Teacher of the Year class
  • Participation in three (3) annual virtual meetings for participating state affiliate Executive Directors and Award Chairs to help trouble-shoot and provide ideas.
  • Financial support for the state affiliate's Teacher of the Year Award program; minimum of $300 annually.
  • Recognition of Teacher of the Year State Partner Program State Affiliates during the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo Closing General Session.
  • Exclusive rewards for each state-level Teacher of the Year Award recipient!
Program will run September 1 — August 31 of each calendar year.

States for Program Year 2023–2024

  • California AHPERD
  • Hawaii AHPERD
  • Missouri SHAPE
  • North Dakota SHAPE
  • Oregon SHAPE
  • SHAPE Colorado
  • SHAPE Idaho
  • SHAPE Iowa
  • SHAPE Maryland
  • SHAPE Montana
  • SHAPE Nevada
  • SHAPE New Mexico
  • SHAPE Utah
  • SHAPE Vermont
  • West Virginia SHAPE
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Interested in having your State Affiliate participate as an Official State Partner? Contact Michelle Carter, [email protected] to sign up for the 2023-2024 program year.

Applying for State Teacher of the Year

  1. Collect all of the required application materials. Please visit your state’s teacher of the year webpage for specific materials.
  2. Complete a Word version of the online application and save it. Once the online application is started progress cannot be saved to finish later.
  3. Submit all of your application materials using the online application.
Offline Application Online Application

Questions

Please reach out to your state awards chair with specific questions regarding your state’s teacher of the year application requirements and process.
For more details and information on the State Teacher of the Year Partner Program please email [email protected].