The New Juaben South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region has launched a teacher’s award initiative to commemorate, recognize, and celebrate excellence in the education of teachers’ contributions in the municipality.

The Municipality has recognized the massive effort for the credible academic impact and contribution teachers have made in the past years.

The Teachers Awards will be a channel for the Assembly to appreciate hardworking and committed teachers for preparing children for a better future.

The Municipal Chief Executive for the New Juaben South Municipality, Isaac Appaw-Gyasi speaking at the ceremony stated that the teacher’s dedication, passion, and unwavering support nurtured his potential and helped to overcome challenges.

According to him, it is important to invest in teachers for their significant impact with the requisite skills to excel in their classrooms, adding that the award will serve as a platform to encourage teachers to work hard and seek new knowledge to embrace professional growth to improve student’s performance in the municipality.

‘‘Teachers who have been nominated for awards have undergone a rigorous process of selection by the committee from the Educational Directorate,’’ he added.

He averred that the criteria for the selection will be based on innovation in teaching, students’ performance, academic achievement, commitment to work, and many others.

The award ceremony which aims to improve the quality of education will be held in December 2023.