(9-12) teacher of the year, who teaches citizenship and
education topics, and promotes America’s history, traditions, and
institutions. Attributes considered will be the scope of the teaching on
both the students and the community. - Who can submit - Fellow
teachers, supervisors, or any other interested individual may submit nominations.
Self-submitted nominations are allowed. The
nominating individual must submit the nominated teacher’s name on the completed
VFW Teacher Nomination Form. Included with the form a 350 word or less
description of why the nominee should be selected. Describe the teacher’s
innovative teaching and resource development methods, as well as his/her
dedication to teaching. Submit these to the local VFW Post no later than October
31, 2021. - Post – Post
Commander/Chairman will complete the application by ensuring that the following
items are included. This is a must list (without all six items, the application
will be considered incomplete, and will not be judged). NOTE to Post Commanders/Chairmen:
The above items must be included exactly as stated or your entry may be
returned or even disqualified at the District level. Only one nominee will be selected from each
of the three categories. Selected applications must be forwarded to
District to arrive no later than November 16, 2021. It is the responsibility of the Post and District to input the Teacher of the Year
entries into the All-American Dashboard. This is to include all monitory values spent on this event. Failure to
do so can cause the Post, District and Department to show a Not Met in this category. - District - District
will then judge and select only one nominee in each of the three
categories. District
Commander/Chairman will complete the District portion of the "National
Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Advancement" Form. Selected
Post Teacher Entry Forms will be forwarded directly to the Department Chairman.
Deadline for receipt of District entries to the Department Chairman is December
16, 2021. Applications must include all of the above items.
Only entries from the District Commander or District Chairman will be accepted
at the Department level. District must include National Smart/Maher VFW
National Citizenship Education Teacher Advancement Form. This is to assure that
all participating Posts receive credit. NOTE to District Chairman: It is
your responsibility to ensure that Posts have included all six items described
above and that they are as specified. If you do not receive the proper
documents from Posts, send them back to the Post for correction. DO NOTpass them on to Department. It is
also your responsibility to ensure the District Teacher of the Year Award
Report Form is filled out properly and submitted to Department. If the above
requirements are not met it could result in the disqualification of your
Districts entry. It is the responsibility of the Post and District to input the Teacher of the Year
entries into the All-American Dashboard. This is to include all monitory values spent on this event. Failure to
do so can cause the Post, District and Department to show a Not Met in this category. Tom Davison Chairman2021-2022 Teacher Of The Year Program
The VFW will recognize and honor the top Elementary
(K-5), Junior High (6-8), and High School
