Wagner Community School is seeking nominations for the Wagner Community School Teacher of the Year Award. Those seeking to nominate an educator for the award are asked to complete the nomination form that can be found in The Wagner Announcer on March 9 or March 16, 2020 and send it to Wagner Community School, ATTN: Mr. Shad Storley, Superintendent, 101 Walnut Avenue SW, Wagner, SD 57380. Nomination forms may also be picked up in any of the Principal’s offices or the business office. The deadline is by noon on Friday, April 3, 2020. No forms will be taken after that.

Individuals submitting the nomination form are asked to explain why the educator being nominated should be the Teacher of the Year and to cite specific examples. They are asked to consider the teacher’s methods for meeting student needs, the teacher’s rapport with students, parents, and staff, the teacher’s desire for professional growth, the teacher’s community involvement, and the teacher’s dedication to the teaching profession.

Once the Wagner Community School Teacher of the Year is selected, he or she becomes eligible for the ESA Regional Teacher of the Year Award, the South Dakota Teacher of the Year Award, and possibly the National Teacher of the Year Award. For more information on the Teacher of the Year program, visit http://www.doe. sd.gov/oatq/distinguisheducators/TOY/index.asp

Previous Wagner Community School Teacher of the Year candidates include: 1978-1979, Glen Schoepf; 1979-1980, Phyllis Ober; 1980-1981, Howard Bich; 1981-1982, Margaret Roberts; 1982-1983, Verne Twitero; 1983-1984, Carol Kaberna; 1984-1985, Lorean Schoepf; 1986-1987, Shirley Ridgway; 1987-1988, Dorothy Cuka; 1988-1989, Jacqueline Sly; 1989-1990, Deanna Ridgway; 1990-1991, Jan Twitero; 1998-1999, Walter Nedved; 2004-2005, Sue Morrell; 2005-2006, Sandy (Fischer) DuFrain; 2006-2007, Sandy Link; 2007-2008, Joan Mulder; 2008-2009, Kara (Neugebauer) Frei; 2009-2010, Linda Foos; 2010-2011, Russ Morrell; 2011-2012, Doreen Kuca; 2012-2013, Amy Tyler; 2013-2014, Ryan Wiberg; 2014-2015, Julie Doom, 2105-2016, Pam Kocer, 2016-2017 Tera Koupal, 2017-2018 Theresa Koupal, 2018-2019 Hillary Tjeerdsma