The Orange County Teachers of the Year (TOTY) program provides recognition for outstanding teachers in Orange County. Each school district may nominate one to three teachers (depending on district size). Community colleges districts may each nominate one teacher per district. Candidates are honored at an annual recognition ceremony hosted by the program sponsors. The K-12 finalists are invited to represent the county in the California Teachers of the Year program.
For additional information, please contact your school district's TOTY coordinator, or Kristin Rigby at (714) 966-4435 or krigby@ocde.us or Aracely Chastain at (714) 966-4377 or achastain@ocde.us.