Music Educator of the Year Award

Recipients of the prestigious NMEA Music Educator of the Year Award display excellence in every facet of music teaching in Nebraska. The application for the 2025 award will open in Summer 2025.

AWARD CRITERIA

The purpose of this award is to recognize and honor an NMEA member for excellence in music education who has completed at least seven years of teaching. Please be sure to read through the criteria as all materials are needed to submit your nomination.

1. The nominee must be an NMEA member.

2. The nominee must have completed at least seven years of teaching.

3. The nominee must be currently actively teaching.

4. A resume of the nominee must be included.

5. At least three letters of recommendation must accompany the official nomination. These must be collected by the primary nominator and forwarded with the official nomination form. The following sources should be represented:

• An administrator from the nominee's current program
• Another music educator
• A current parent and/or student

Letters of recommendation should answer the following questions. Be brief but specific.

• In what ways has the nominee demonstrated by example the basic principles and characteristics of an outstanding music educator?
• In what ways does the nominee evidence excellence in music-making?
• How does the nominee demonstrate an interest in the total music education program?
• How has the nominee shown creativity, originality, and imagination as a music educator?
• How has the nominee’s teaching made an impact on students, the school, and the community?

The submission period has closed.

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