2019 Teacher of the Year Timeline:
| Date | Activity |
| February | Ventura County Office of Education distributes Teacher of the Year Application to Participating districts, charter schools, private schools, and professional organizations. |
| March – April | Participating districts, charter schools, private schools, and professional organizations conduct their selection and recognition processes to select County finalists. |
| April 22, 2019 by 4:00 p.m. | Deadline for Participating districts, charter schools, private schools, and professional organizations to submit applications to the Ventura County Office of Education. |
| End of April | County selection committee reviews Teacher of the Year applications. Site visits to be determined by the Selection Committee. |
| End of April | Selection committee presents Ventura County Teacher of the Year to the County Superintendent. |
| First Week of May | Ventura County Teacher of the Year is announced at the recipient’s school site, and a press release is issued from the Ventura County Office of Education. All district superintendents who have nominated a Teacher will be called with results so that their Teachers can be informed prior to the public announcement. |
| June – August | State application technical assistance available from VCOE personnel. |
| July 19, 2019 by 4:00 p.m. | Deadline for Ventura County Teacher of the Year to submit application to the Ventura County Office of Education to be reviewed and mailed to the California Department of Education by VCOE. |
| September | The state selection committee, made up of Teachers, administrators, and organization representatives, reviews applications. |
| September - October | County offices of education are contacted to arrange site visits for selected applicants. |
| October | Site visits are conducted by a team of Teacher-observers. |
| October - November | Selected applicants are interviewed by a state selection committee that includes the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or his designee. |
| November | State Superintendent of Public Instruction makes the final decisions and personally notifies the California Teachers of the Year. |
| November | The California Department of Education publicly announces 2011 California Teachers of the Year in a news release. |
| December | California Teachers of the Year meet at the California Department of Education in Sacramento to be photographed and to learn more about their role as statewide representatives of the profession. |
| December | The Council of Chief State School Officers is notified of California’s nominee for the National Teacher of the Year program. |
| February | California Teachers of the Year and semi-finalists are honored at a special reception and dinner in Sacramento hosted by the California Department of Education, the California Teachers of the Year Foundation, and sponsors. |
Beginning in 1973, Ventura County began recognizing outstanding teachers. The program results in the annual selection of one teacher countywide who reflects the diversity of our teachers and students. The process pays tribute to Ventura County's teaching force, the complexity of challenges that confront our schools, and the need to promote collaboration and teamwork to meet those challenges. Ventura County honorees have gone on to be named State Teacher of the Year in 1994, 2003 and 2013. A complete list of past Ventura County recipients is available here.
The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) invites school districts, charter schools, professional organizations, and private schools countywide to participate in the California Educator of the Year Program. This program highlights educational innovation, student learning, and the rewards of teaching. Further, the program attracts public attention to the positive aspects of our educational system.
Ventura County seeks to: Identify and honor exemplary and highly qualified teacher in Ventura County; Select one teacher to serve as Ventura County’s Teacher of the Year who will effectively represent Ventura County at the state's Teacher of the Year Program; Focus public attention on the positive accomplishments of Ventura County teachers and students.
Eligibility to the Ventura County Educator of the Year Program is limited to candidates who have been submitted to the Ventura County Office of Education by a school district, charter school, private school, or professional organization and that meet any of the following criteria: Fully credentialed teachers in public or private schools who teach any of pre-kindergarten through grade twelve; Library media teachers who collaboratively plan and teach with classroom teachers; Teachers of adults who provide instruction in the same curriculum as those who teach in elementary or secondary grades; Instructors who have some administrative responsibilities for whom teaching is the applicant's primary responsibility.