Tucson Values Teachers announces the return of the Teacher Excellence Award program! For Teacher Appreciation Week 2023—running from May 8 through May 12—Tucson Values Teachers will be surprising five PreK-12 Southern Arizona teachers with the award based on video nominations submitted by students. Nominations are currently open and will close on April 19.
Tucson Values Teachers is asking students to submit a video nomination explaining why their teacher deserves to be recognized with the Teacher Excellence Award. Students can submit a nomination individually or work together and submit as a group. Parents, administrators, and other adults may help students.
All PreK-12 Southern Arizona teachers in Pima, Cochise, and Santa Cruz counties are eligible to be nominated. Five teachers will be selected for the award and will receive $250 cash from Tucson Values Teachers, a $100 gift card to Amazon or Jonathan’s Educational Resources, TVT merchandise, flowers, and a gift bag from Tucson Federal Credit Union that includes a $20 gift card to Target.
To submit a nomination, students will need to:
- Create a video explaining why their teacher should be honored with a Teacher Excellence Award. Videos must be no longer than 60 seconds and available in MP4 or MOV formats.
- Fill out a brief nomination form that includes a link to download the video: https://www.tucsonvaluesteachers.org/teachers/teacher-excellence-award/