“Excellent teachers and principals are vital to the success of our education system, and more importantly to the success of our students,” said Education Minister Jeff Johnson. “By honouring our outstanding educators we can continue to promote success throughout the system. I’m committed to ensuring our education system is student-focused and by recognizing quality we continue to realize that goal.”
The 2013 Excellence in Teaching Awards will select roughly 130 semi-finalists, 20 of whom will receive an Excellence in Teaching Award. Both semi-finalists and award recipients will have access to funds for professional development and will be honored at regional celebrations. As well, the 20 award recipients will be formally recognized at a dinner and ceremony with Minister Johnson on May 25.
“It’s a feeling of awe to have people recognize you,” said Terry Lakey, a past award recipient from Red Deer. “There are so many talented people where I work. I was humbled that my school community, parents and administrators felt that I was deserving of this award.”
Nomination packages in both English and French are available at www.education.alberta.ca/teachers/excellence.aspx. This website also includes details of eligibility and selection criteria. Nominations must be submitted by February 8, 2013.
This year marks the awards program’s 25th year of operation. Since the program started in 1989, more than 500 teachers and principals have been award recipients and more than 9,000 have been nominated.
Alberta Education administers the 25th annual Excellence in Teaching Awards with the support of the Alberta School Boards Association, the Alberta School Councils’ Association, the Alberta Teachers’ Association, the Association of Alberta Deans of Education, the College of Alberta School Superintendents, the Council on Alberta Teaching Standards and the Edmonton Journal.
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