NDACTE Young Educator Award

THE AWARD

The Young Educator Award is presented annually by the North Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education .  The award recognizes educators with five or less years of teaching.  One young educator is recognized in each vocational service area:  Agriculture Education; Business and Office Technology; Career Guidance; Equity Education; Family and Consumer Sciences, Marketing Education, Special Needs; Technology Education; and Trade, Industry, Technical and Health.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be nominated by a respective service area professional group

• Must be a member of the Association for Career and Technical Education and the North Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education

• Must be currently teaching in the service area

• Must have taught no more than five years

• Must be recommended by his/her local administrator

SELECTION PROCESS

1. Nominated by a fellow educator in Technology Education or Administration

2. Nomination must be submitted by April 15th

3. Candidate must have a recommendation from Local Administrator

4. Review committee consists of the following:
       Most recent recipient of the award
       State Supervisor
       One member-at-large

5. Portfolios of each candidate sent to review committee members

6. Each committee member ranks candidates and returns ratings to the State Supervisor

7. A conference call is made to review rating results

8. School Administrator of award-winning candidate is informed so that arrangements can be made to have the candidate at the opening session of the All-Service Vocational Conference

9. News release is prepared by the North Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education for distribution to the media statewide and recipient's local paper

Mark Wilson
Simle Middle School
Bismarck

Tanya Mattson
Carl Ben Eielson Middle School
Fargo