The Kentucky SHAPE Teacher of the Year program recognizes outstanding teachers in the following categories:
- Adapted Physical Education (K-12)
- Elementary Physical Education (K-5)
- Middle School Physical Education (6-8)
- High School Physical Education (9-12)
- School Health Education (K-12)
- Dance Education (K-12)
Individuals who are named KYSHAPE Teacher of the Year are eligible for SHAPE America’s District Teacher of the Year award and have a three-year window to apply at the district level. District winners are eligible for the national award and the same eligibility rules are applied at the national level as the district level.
For more details and information please review the SHAPE America Teacher of the Year Polices and Procedures.
Eligibility Requirements
Teachers who meet the eligibility requirements may apply for one of the KYSHAPE Teacher of the Year awards. The same eligibility requirements apply for both District and National Teacher of the Year awards as well.
- Minimum five years of teaching experience in the content area applying for
- Degree and certification in teaching
- Full time teaching at time of application submission & selection
- Retired teachers are not eligible
- Minimum of 50% of total job responsibilities is teaching in the category you’re applying for at the time of application and selection:
- Adapted Physical Education (K-12)
- Elementary Physical Education (K-5)
- Middle School Physical Education (6-8)
- High School Physical Education (9-12)
- School Health Education (K-12)
- Dance Education (K-12) — not as a subject within physical education
Applications to KYSHAPE must be submitted online by May 15th this year. KYSHAPE Teachers of the Year will be notified of their selection by KYSHAPE in early June.
APPLICATION Requirements:
- Verification of Teaching Assignment Form
- This document must be from the current school year when applying. This may require individuals to get a new Verification of Teaching form signed by their principal or administrator.
- Award criteria (see links below)
- When completing the award criteria please use the following format:
- Do not include any identifying information (your name, school name or on school/district letter head).
- Bold the specific criteria as a heading, then outline your qualifications in paragraph form below the bolded criteria heading (see example below). Criteria should be two-pages or less in length, single spaced, typed in size 11 Calibri font.
- Responses to each criterion should be in one Word document. Please do NOT upload each criteria response in a separate Word document.
- Example format for Award Criteria:
- Conducts a comprehensive and diverse physical education program that utilizes the Essential Components of Physical Education as reflected in the SHAPE America National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education and other best practices.Begin to write your response to criteria prompt 1 in unbold font underneath.
- Adapted Physical Education Criteria
- Dance Education Criteria
- Health Education Criteria
- Physical Education Criteria (Elementary, Middle School , High School)
- When completing the award criteria please use the following format:
- Head shot (JPEG at 300 dpi minimum) for promotional purposes only. Headshots will not be shared with reviewers.
Rubrics & Scoring
- KYSHAPE utilizes the following rubrics from SHAPE America that are used across all Districts to score applicants.
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KYSHAPE Teacher of the year Offline Application Complete your Teacher of the Year (TOY) application in this document first, then copy and paste answers into the online form when ready to submit your complete TOY application. Download the Word Version |
ONLINE APPLICATION:
