Message from NCCAT:
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) is pleased to announce the 2025 NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year Award.
Mission:
The NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year process was developed to honor beginning teachers and to retain teachers who show promise as excellent teachers and education leaders in North Carolina public schools and public charter schools.
Recognition:
The NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year will receive:
- $5,000 cash prize
- Participation for the winner in a GoGlobal NC trip in 2026
- Instructional supply funds for the teacher's school
Runner-up
- $2,000 cash prize
Finalists will receive
- Travel expenses and substitute costs for regional finalists to participate in NCCAT professional development and leadership development.