Garden City teachers nominated for Kansas Teacher of the Year

Two Garden City Public Schools teachers, Kelly Myatt and Megan Ford, have been nominated for the Kansas Teacher of the Year Award.

Myatt, a Garden City Achieve science teacher, was nominated as the secondary classroom teacher. Ford, Jennie Barker Elementary School instructional coach/interventionist, was nominated as the elementary classroom teacher.

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 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. The regional selection committees are comprised of education administrators and teachers.