Nominations are open for Grant County's Teacher of the Year

Nominations are open for Grant County's Teacher of the Year

JOHN DAY – Grant County ESD Superintendent Robert Waltenburg was in KJDY Studios recently, and explained that the nomination window is open for the Oregon Teacher of the Year: “The state does the teacher of the year. You go on the website…it’s a very simple form. That goes to the state, and then the state will reach back out [to the nominated teacher] and say, ‘Hey! You’ve been nominated. Here’s the packet for you to fill out.’” The nomination d…

Nominations open for the 2026-27 Oregon Teacher of the Year

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE), in partnership with Oregon Lottery, is pleased to announce the Oregon Teacher of the Year program is once again honoring exemplary educators in every region of the state. Nominations are open statewide through 5:00 p.m. on February 11, 2026. The Oregon Teacher of the Year program recognizes and honors teacher excellence, with the state Teacher of the Year...

Community Invited to Nominate Exceptional Teachers

Great teaching happens every day in classrooms across the McKenzie and Springfield school districts - and local educators have already shown they can rise to the highest levels of recognition. The Oregon Department of Education, in partnership with the Oregon Lottery, is accepting nominations for the 2026–27 Oregon Teacher of the Year, a statewide program honoring exceptional public school teacher...