Nominate an outstanding substitute educator.

All Kelly Education and Teachers On Call substitute employees who are in good standing are eligible.  This includes:

• Instructional substitute staff: such as substitute teachers, paraeducators, classroom aides, teacher assistants, etc.
• Non-instructional substitute support staff: such as substitute food service workers, custodians, school nurses, office staff, etc.

For more information, see Contest Rules.

All Kelly Education and Teachers On Call school district partners can nominate an outstanding substitute. This includes district administrators, principals, teachers or any school district faculty.

Substitute educators are not eligible to self-nominate and must be nominated by someone at the district.

Yes! You may nominate as many deserving substitute educators as you would like. However, please do not submit multiple nominations for the same person.  Multiple submissions for the same person do not increase chances of winning.

We would love to let our amazing substitute educators know they have been nominated!

If you provide an email address for your nominee when submitting the form on this page, they will receive an email from Kelly Education on April 3, 2024, congratulating them on their nomination.

First, make sure you fulfill the minimum requirements for submitting a nomination: provide all required information; include at least two letters of recommendation (on district letterhead, signed with name and title); and include a brief video (no more than two minutes long).

Second, make sure your recommendation letters are thoughtful and your video clearly articulates how your nominee stands out from other substitute educators you may have had at your school or district. Models of great substitute educators can be very different, but think about providing solid examples for things such as:

• Going beyond their job responsibilities for the betterment of the school/staff.
• Putting more time or effort into their job than required.
• Teacher perspectives related to outcomes of following lessons plans, leaving good notes, and class organization.
• Student perspectives related to the impact of good classroom management, consistency, calmness and support.

Multiple letters of recommendation from a school faculty, stating unique and specific examples, will help make your substitute educator stand out.

Videos will be evaluated based on convincing reasons the nominee deserves to win the Substitute Educator of the Year award. Be sure to introduce any school staff members who are speaking in the video (name/title/school) for credibility. Please do not include students in your video.

Keep your points concise so you do not exceed the maximum two minute length.  

Videos will be accepted in any style or format. However, be aware that winners will be selected based on their outstanding accomplishments and recommendations from district staff, not the creativity of the video. 

The four winners, and their respective schools, will be notified on or about April 19. 

Winners will also be publicly announced during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6-10, 2024. 

While only two recommendation letters are required to qualify for nomination, additional recommendation letters will be accepted and reviewed.  You may upload a third (or more) recommendation letters within the form on this page where it says "Upload additional recommendation letters".  It is important to note that you must select all additional files from your computer and upload them at the same time. Otherwise, only your last file chosen will upload.

Please make sure all letters of recommendation are on school/district letterhead, and include the signature and title of the person submitting the letter.

For questions regarding the nomination process, or if you are having technical issues with submitting your nomination, please email EducationAwards@kellyservices.com with a detailed explanation of the trouble you are experiencing.  You can expect a reply within 24 hours.  Please do not submit your nomination to this mailbox.  Email submissions will not be considered.  All nominations must be submitted via the form on this page.