Laramie County School District 1 is seeking nominations for the 2026 LCSD1 Educational Support Person of the Year (ESPY) and Teacher of the Year (TOY) awards. 

Two ESPY awards are granted each year. The Student Support award is presented to a support person who works directly with students as their primary duty (paraeducators, tutors, bus drivers, etc.) Other support staff are eligible for the District Support award (janitors, technical support staff, administrative assistants, etc.)

ESPY nominees must be LCSD1 staff members who have a minimum of one year of continuous employment with LCSD1 prior to nomination. They must also continue to work in LCSD1 through the 2025-2026 school year. Supervisors are ineligible. 

ESPY nominees are scored based on their nomination forms. The deadline for ESPY nominations is Monday, Feb. 2.

The TOY award is presented to one LCSD1 teacher selected from three finalists: an elementary teacher, a junior high teacher, and a high school teacher. The selected teacher will be eligible to submit an application for the 2026-2027 Wyoming Teacher of the Year competition. 

TOY nominees must be Wyoming certified classroom teachers in a state-approved or accredited school. They must also plan to continue an active teaching career with LCSD1 through the 2026-2027 school year. The deadline for nominations is Friday, Feb. 6.

Teachers and support staff may be nominated by LCSD1 staff, students and community members. They may also self-nominate. 

Nominations for all of the awards can be submitted online at the Laramie County School District 1 website. 

For more information, call the LCSD1 Community Relations Department at 771-2192.