SWRTA will present up to three awards for Educator of the Year: one to an Elementary (Pre-K thru 5th grade) one to a Middle School (6th - 8th grade) and one High School (9th thru 12th grade). All Educator of the Year category winners will receive a plaque, $500 and $100 to the educator’s CTA.
The Rookie Educator of the Year recipient will receive a plaque and a $500 cash award. Applicants must not have taught more than five years.
The recipient of the Associate Member of the Year will receive a plaque and a $250 cash award.
All nominees must be current members of the state MSTA and local CTA organizations. Educator nominees must be full-time and certified. SWRTA Board of Directors are not eligible to be nominated for five years after serving on the board.
Those who have received an award in a specific category are not eligible to be nominated in that category again.
For those in your community who have given time and resources to the cause of education, you may nominate them for Friend of Education. You may nominate an individual, a group or a business that has supported education in your community.
Previously awarded individuals, groups and/or businesses are not eligible.
Awards will be presented at the SWRTA Spring Event on Monday, April 7, 2025 at the DoubleTree Convention Center, Springfield, MO. You must be present to win.
2025 Educator of the Year Application
2025 Rookie of the Year Application