Nominations for the Gold Star Teacher of the Year program are closing on Dec. 20.
The program honors outstanding educators throughout the Greater Cincinnati area who are committed to education and their students. Parents, students, community members and other educational professionals can nominate an outstanding educator online.
Since the program’s inception in 2020, nearly 3,000 nominations of teachers across the Tri-State have been made for the title.
Starting in February 2025, the community can vote for one of the 10 Gold Star Teacher finalists. The winner will be announced in mid-March 2025.
Grand prize winners will receive a $2,000 grant, a $1,000 donation to their school’s Parent-Teacher Association, and free cheese coney/meal vouchers for all students and staff.
Additionally, they’ll get a gift basket with TCT/Gold Star merchandise, school supplies, $500 in gift cards, and their choice of a TCT on Tour Production or TCT WorkShop for 30 students and two chaperones.
Nominees will receive a gift basket with a $100 Gold Star gift card, a commemorative “Will Teach for Coneys” t-shirt and four main stage passes to an upcoming Children’s Theatre production.
To nominate a teacher or for more information on the Gold Star Teacher program, visit goldstarchili.com/goldstarteacher.