Teacher of the Year
2025 Timeline
March 1, 2024
TASA releases 2025 Texas Teacher of the Year online application
June 13, 2024
Deadline for district- or charter operator-nominated teachers of the year to complete the 2025 Texas Teacher of the Year online application (by their ESC's close of business)
June – July 2024
Judging takes place at the Regional ESCs to determine the 40 Texas Teacher of the Year semifinalists (Regional Teachers of the Year)
July 22, 2024
Regional selections for Elementary Teacher of the Year and Regional Secondary Teacher of the Year due to TASA by 5 p.m. CST
July 25, 2024
Region 7 Education Service Center Teacher of the Year Ceremony & Luncheon
September 4, 2024
Finalists' districts notified; press release announcing the 2025 Texas Teacher of the Year finalists released
October 24, 2024
Texas Teacher of the Year finalists interviewed; judges select one Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year and one Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year (one is chosen to represent Texas in the National Teacher of the Year program)
October 25, 2024
2025 Texas Teachers of the Year Announced; The completed National Teacher of the Year packet is due to TASA for signature and submission to the national office on behalf of the 2025 Texas Teacher of the Year.
Eligibility
District-Level Selection Process
- be nominated by the superintendent of their district, or the district in which they taught during the school year in which they're nominated
- complete the Texas Teacher of the Year online application, which includes essay questions, by June 13, 2024
- meet all deadlines and follow all guidelines
Charter operators/districts with multiple campuses (whether they are all in one ESC region or in multiple) should select one elementary teacher and one secondary teacher for submission to the regional competition. A teacher nominated by a charter operator should enter the number of the Region ESC where their campus is located into the online application. Their application will be considered along with all other applications within that region. As such, a charter operator have an elementary teacher submitting an application to one region and a secondary teacher submitting an application to another region.
Region-Level Selection Process
State-Level Selection Process
Sample Applications
Sample Application PDFs