Nominations are being accepted for the Kentucky Jump$tart Coalition’s Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year award, which honors a Kentucky teacher in grades K-12 who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to teaching financial literacy topics and motivating students to learn about personal finance.

The award winner receives:

  • paid registration for the 2015 LifeFundamental$ Financial Literacy Summit in June.
  • $250 that can be used for financial literacy classroom materials or to attend additional training, such as the national Jump$tart teacher conference.

The application deadline is March 31; the winner will be notified by April 30. For more information or an application, contact Kelly May at kelly.may@ky.gov or (502) 782-9031.