Orange County Public Schools held a 2021-22 Stellar Teacher of the Year Reveal reception with school board members, district leadership and staff to recognize five outstanding Teacher of the Year (TOY) finalists and named Nancy Welch as the 2021-22 Teacher of the Year winner during a surprise announcement at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center.
Tonight’s reveal was required in order to submit for the Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year program. The district’s annual Stellar Awards Ceremony was rescheduled and will take place in April to recognize all of our honorees.
Mrs. Welch is a Practical Nursing instructor with Orange Technical College and has been with OCPS for the past nine years. She takes pride in providing students with knowledge and skills to effectively serve the community in health-care settings. She leads by example and believes it takes a village when providing patient care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is committed to assisting students in the classroom and at clinical sites to become compassionate, empathic and professional licensed-practical nurses.
She is also an integral part of the pipeline for ensuring that local health-care facilities meet the ongoing demand for highly-skilled nurses. Her strategies and essential instruction provide future nurses with an understanding of scientific and technical information and guidance while pursuing excellence in the nursing field.
Welch is a leader in the nursing-education field. She has had an opportunity to share her expertise during the Orlando Economic Partnership’s Leadership Orlando in 2015 and Florida Future Educators of America Annual State Conference in Orlando in February 2020.