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Teacher of the Year 2012 Nominations will be accepted through March 23, 2012!
To view the nomination application, click on the link below, or contact Christine Pak at 323-663-1111, Ext. 1321.
Teacher of the Year
Nominate Your Teacher for the Visually Impaired for Our Annual Award—Deadline is March 23, 2012
Parents, teachers and administrators—Take this opportunity to honor the important role your teacher of the visually impaired plays in the lives of children. Download and print out the three-page nomination form. The winner will be nationally recognized and flown to LA to take part in The Braille Challenge Finals this June. The winner will be our guest at the gala Awards Ceremony, and will be presented with a PacMate notetaker or Focus 40 Blue Braille Display—generously provided by our sponsor, Freedom Scientific—and receive a cash award and trophy.
Teacher of the Year 2011
West Virginia TVI Trina Britcher Selected for The Braille Challenge® 2011 Award for Excellence in Braille Instruction
Following the presentation of a short documentary highlighting her achievements in and out of the classroom, Ms. Britcher accepted her award at the gala Braille Challenge Awards Ceremony, Saturday, June 25, at the Universal Hilton Hotel from Challenge Director Nancy Niebrugge.
Read more about our 2011 Teacher of the Year, as well as all of last year’s eligible nominees and see how they represent true commitment, creativity and professionalism.
Click here to view the Teacher of the Year video of Ms. Britcher.
From left, Nancy Niebrugge,
Braille Challenge Director, Trina Britcher, 2011 Teacher of the Year, and actor Bill Chott at The Braille Challenge Award Ceremony on
June 25, 2011.
Past “Teacher of the Year” winners include:
- 2010—Rosalind Rowley, Massachusetts
- 2009—Carolyn Mason, Texas
- 2008—James Nezol, Oregon
- 2007—Sandy Serventi, Florida
- 2006—Graham Cook, British Columbia
- 2005—Anna Swenson, Virginia