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MASON, OH -- Alison Sears, Mason City Schools, Middle School Science, State Board District 4 was named as one of the 11 chosen to move forward to be one of the final four finalist for 2025 Teacher of the Year by The State Board of Education of Ohio.
This cohort of recognized teachers will serve as ambassadors for public education and the teaching profession in Ohio. The next steps allow four of the eleven to move to the final selection phase for the 2025 Ohio Teacher of the Year who will represent Ohio teachers statewide and nationally during the 2024 – 2025 school year.
Since its inception in 1964, the Ohio Teacher of the Year program annually identifies exceptional teachers statewide celebrating their effective work in and outside the classroom. The program's mission is to provide opportunities for professional learning to exemplary teachers as leaders and advocates for public education.
Selected teachers move through two levels of recognition: (1) the State Board District Teacher of the Year as a regional recognition and (2) the Ohio Teacher of the Year as the state-level recognition.
Along with Mason City School's Sears, the other 10 teachers named are:
Learn more about the Ohio Teacher of the Year program, these outstanding educators, and watch a video of the 2025 cohort announcement on the Ohio Teacher of the Year webpage.