Substitute Employee of the Year Award
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Dorian Munoz |
Substitute Employee Award Instructions and Application Nomination packages are due to Dorian Munoz no later than noon on Friday, May 23, 2025. |
The FCPS Substitute Employee of the Year award program recognizes outstanding substitutes that work with our students every day. These include substitute teachers, long term substitutes, substitute special education instructional assistants and substitute charter school instructional assistants.
Nominations
The FCPS Public Affiars Department coordinates the nomination and selection process for this award. The nomination period is now open. We welcome nominations from FCPS principals and assistant principals.
Submit a completed nomination packet by uploading your application to the Google folder listed below under How to Nominate a Substitute Employee. Nominations are due by noon on Friday, May 23, 2025.
Nomination Criteria
Nominees must be substitute employee compensated according to the substitute employee salary scale, employed at least one year with FCPS, and:
- Take initiative to go beyond the basic job duties
- Demonstrate exceptional skill and dedication to the job
- Contribute to the mission and vision of the school system
- Are respected by their schools
- Demonstrate an attitude and manner that has a positive effect on others.
A screening committee will review all nomination materials and select a winner based on this criteria. Public Affairs will notify the Substitute of the Year in early June. The Substitute will be recognized and receive a trophy at the Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
How to Nominate a Substitute Employee
Complete eligibility, nomination criteria, process and selection guidelines are outlined in the Substitute Employee Award Instructions and Application brochure. Nomination packets must contain all of the following; those that do not will not be considered.
- A typewritten summary (two-page maximum) explaining how the nominee meets nomination criteria 1-5. Please number and address each criterion separately, citing examples of how the nominee meets the criterion.
- Scan and upload your nominations as a single PDF to following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ITXMjBl3NIaiXJpDCy88E6fWjcq1y2Lo
Only nominations that are uploaded to this folder as a single PDF will be considered. (For best results use Google Chrome.) - Use the following naming convention:
Last Name_First Name (Ex: Doe_Jane)