Washington County Public Schools is now accepting nominations for 2026 Educational Support Personnel (ESP) of the Year. One nominee will be selected from each of the five ESP categories: Administrative Support, Food and Nutrition Services, Maintenance and Operations, Student Support, and Transportation.
To be eligible for ESP of the Year consideration, the nominee must:
• be a full-time WCPS educational support personnel
• have been employed full-time with WCPS for a minimum of three (3) years
• have not had any letters of discipline or performance improvement plan with WCPS within the past year
• have a satisfactory supervisor evaluation
• have not been selected as an ESP of the Year finalist the previous year
All eligible nominees will be screened by an internal review committee and five (5) finalists will be selected by the ESP of the Year Nominating Committee. A celebration and awards ceremony is scheduled for February 18, 2026, at The Maryland Theatre, Hagerstown.
NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCTOBER 3, 2025.