The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will honor and celebrate outstanding administrators and teachers during the annual Mississippi Administrator and Teacher of the Year Awards Program. Each school district is encouraged to nominate a District Administrator of the Year (DAOY) and District Teacher of the Year (DTOY) by Jan. 11, 2023. The procedure used to select the DAOY and DTOY is determined by the school district.
Below are links to the 2023 Mississippi Administrator of the Year Nomination Guidelines and Application and the 2023 Mississippi Teacher of the Year Nomination Guidelines and Application.
2023 Administrator of the Year Application
2023 Teacher of the Year Application
The application is also available online at: https://www.mdek12.org/OTL/OTC/recognition.
Submit the complete application packet via postal mail postmarked by Jan. 11, 2023 to:
Mississippi Department of Education
Office of Teaching and Leading
MS Administrator and Teacher of the Year Program
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Sandra Hilliard via email at shilliard@mdek12.org or telephone at (601) 359-3513.