Teacher of the Month Guidelines

Nominate your favorite teacher to win our $1500 award.

The criteria: A combination of dedication and innovation, and an overall commitment to challenging students to excel. There are so many students who have had their minds set aglow by a teacher’s own zest for life and learning, and we’d like to do a very small part in rewarding them.

Potential award winners need to have been in the classroom for four full years.

Teachers must be nominated by one previous or current student, and one adult past college age, but the nomination may be in any form — letters of support, pictures, videotapes, anything, as long as we have specific examples of the teacher’s impact.

If you’d like to nominate a teacher you know, you can drop off or send materials of any kind to:

826 Teacher of the Month Award
attn: Jory John
826 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA
94110

We’re sorry but recommendations can’t be taken via email or over the phone. Please submit a contact phone number along with your nomination; we’d like to be able to call and discuss the nominee with you and others.