ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Golden Apple Foundation has announced a list of PreK – 5th grade teachers in Winnebago and Boone counties who have been nominated for the 2025 Golden Apple Teacher Awards.
A reception to honor the nominees will be held Wednesday, November 13th at Rockford University, 5050 E. State Street.
The nomination is the first stage of a search for teachers who represent excellence in primary school teaching in Winnebago and Boone counties. The next step is for teachers to respond to their nominations with self-reflective essays and letters of recommendation. Nominees must have five years of teaching experience and be teaching full-time in a PreK – 5th grade classroom. A selection committee will complete a review of the teachers’ professional portfolios and choose 20 teachers to continue in the process of classroom observations and interviews, which are conducted by community volunteers…