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About the KTOY Team
About the KTOY Team
Hello! We are the 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year team and we are so thrilled to have connected with you. Please browse our site to learn more about what we are up to and the amazing educators on our team!
We are your #KTOY25 team!
Upcoming Visits
Upcoming Visits
February 13, 2025 - Pittsburg State University - Pittsburg, KS (POSTPONED)
March 25, 2025 - Baker University - Baldwin, KS
March 26, 2025 - St Marys College - Saint Marys, KS
March 31, 2025 - Ottawa University - Ottawa, KS
April 4, 2025 - Associations of Teachers of Kansas - Lindsborg, KS
April 7, 2025 - Shawnee Mission Public Schools - Shawnee Mission, KS
April 8, 2025 - Kansas State Board of Education - Topeka, KS
April 14, 2025 - Bethany College - Lindsborg, KS
April 14, 2024 - Bethel College - North Newton, KS
April 15, 2025 - Wichita State University - Wichita, KS
April 21, 2025 - Cowley Community College - Arkansas City, KS
Apil 22, 2025 - Southwestern University - Winfield, KS
April 25-26, 2025 - Kansas Leads Conferences - Location TBA
April 2025 - 2025 NTOY and KTOY Recognition Week - Washington, DC
May 5, 2025 - Kansas Governor’s Scholars’ Awards Program - Topeka, KS
June 2025 - Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame Induction - Dodge City, KS
Feature Articles
Feature Articles
#LoveTeaching - Testimonies from the KTOY25 Team
February 15, 2025 | KSDE Livemedia
The KTOY Team Inspires High School Students in Their
Crusade for Choosing to Become Teachers
February 5, 2025 | EdRising at WSU
January 30, 2025 | Angela Deines at KSDE
KTOY Inspires Future Educators at MBU
February 16, 2025 | Carol Best at MNU
Life-Long Advocate of Teachers Named Teacher of the Year
October 3, 2025 | Angela Daines at KSDE
From The Kansas Department of Education:
The Kansas Teacher of the Year Award recognizes and utilizes representatives of excellent teaching in the elementary and secondary classrooms of the state. Its mission is to build and utilize a network of exemplary teachers who are leaders in the improvement of schools, student performance, and the teaching profession.
The Kansas Teacher of the Year program consists of local, regional, and state competition. The regions correspond to the state’s four U.S. congressional districts.
The Kansas State Department of Education appoints regional selection committees responsible for reviewing the nomination forms and selecting three elementary teachers and three secondary teachers designated as semifinalists. Two regional finalists, one elementary teacher and one secondary teacher, are chosen from among these six teachers. Regional selection committees are comprised of education administrators and teachers.
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