Teachers of the Year Application Video Submission

County Offices of Education (COE) Teachers of the Year Coordinators submitting on behalf of a California Teachers of the Year Nominee may upload the nominee's video file and photo online through the following options:

• Option 1: Using a Microsoft Account
• Option 2: Upload as Guest
  
  

Option 1: Using a Microsoft Account

To ensure each nominee's submitted items are kept private, please follow the steps below:

1. Create a Microsoft account [https://signup.live.com/]

   Note: If you already use or access other Microsoft online services, such as Outlook online, Teams, or SharePoint, you may skip to Step 2.

   

   
   

2. Browse to the 2026 Teachers of the Year Video and Photo Submissions SharePoint folder [https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cl/TOYApplicationsLib1.asp]

   
   

3. Select the Request Access button when prompted.

   

   
   

4. Check your email inbox for confirmation email. Note that it may be necessary to check your email Spam/Junk folders to find the confirmation email. Once received, select the link from Step 2.

   
   

Option 2: Upload as Guest

Nominee files can also be uploaded as a guest user (i.e., Microsoft Account is not required) using the following link:

• Browse to the 2026 Teachers of the Year Video and Photo Submissions SharePoint folder [https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cl/TOYApplicationsLib2.asp]

  Note: To ensure each nominee's submitted items are kept private, the files are automatically moved to a different location when using this method.