It is our pleasure to open the nominations for the 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year and Beginning Teacher of the Year. A candidate for Teacher of the Year is a classroom teacher in a public pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary, middle, or secondary school. This includes all subject area teachers, vocational teachers, school librarians, school counselors, curriculum resource teachers, teacher specialists, speech-language pathologists, and lead teachers who are planning to continue in an active teaching status. Active teaching status means that the teacher is planning to continue teaching (e.g. not retiring or moving into an administrative position the following year).The candidate must be a continuing-contract teacher and have direct contact with students a minimum of three hours a day, on average. Nominees must hold a valid South Carolina teaching certificate, with the exception of ROTC teachers who must be qualified by the appropriate area of service, and must not have served as District Teacher of the Year in the same district during the 4 (four) previous years.

A form will need to be completed for each teacher that is nominated. Nominations will close on Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5 pm. If you have any questions, please email: toy.lcsd@lcsd.k12.sc.us

2023-24 Teacher and Beginning Teacher of the Year Nomination Form