Arizona Spelling Bee
Coordinator Headquarters
New and exciting materials and tutorials are currently under development to help you BEE AMAZING.If you'd like to contribute to the development of spelling bee tutorials, tips & tricks, and frequently asked questions, please reach out to:
Matthew Feller - matthew@azedfoundation.org
2022 Arizona Spelling Bee Timeline & Deadlines
Registration Deadlines
All current deadlines for the 2022 Bee Season Are Tentative
Early Registration Begins - (Estimated to open between July-August 2021)
Early Registration Ends - (Estimated October)
School Registration Deadline - 12/17/21
School Spelling Bee Competition Deadline - January, 7th 2022
District Spelling Bee Deadline - January, 31st 2022
County & Regional Spelling Bee Deadline - February, 18th 2022
IMPORTANT
The district spelling bee deadline is intended for groups of schools competing within a school district, charter network, or private school organization. Some Arizona schools are the only school within their district - these schools are beholden to the school spelling bee deadline. For purposes of the Arizona Spelling Bee, individual schools who are the only participating spelling bee school in their district are not considered "districts," despite being recognized as a district by the State.
Competition Deadlines
All current deadlines for the 2022 Bee Season Are Tentative
School Spelling Bee Coordinators
Spelling Bee Rules
Login to Your School Spelling Bee Dashboard
Study Materials for Spellers
All students at the classroom and school level use the resources provided by Scripps to study for their spelling bees. These resources can be found via your login at www.spellingbee.com.
School champions should use the "Words of the Champions" document to study and prepare for all future levels of the spelling bee. School coordinators can find the "Words of the Champions" in their school spelling bee dashboard.
Advancing Your School Champion
After completing your school spelling bee you will need to notify the coordinator of the next spelling bee. Your student may advance to a district spelling bee, or potentially straight to a county spelling bee. Please review the structure on our AZ Bee 101 page to determine where your school fits in the Arizona Spelling Bee Program.
Advancing to a County Bee
Some schools advance their champion straight to a county bee. If you are advancing your student directly to the county level, please visit here to determine which coordinator you should reach out to. Important Note: School's are responsible for identifying themselves to the county coordinator to get registered for the county spelling bee. If school coordinators do not reach out to the county coordinator they may miss the deadline to register.
How many spellers can a school advance?
You should reach out to the coordinator of the bee you are advancing to in order to determine the correct number of spellers to send. In most cases, a school will only send one student, their champion, to the next level.
District Spelling Bee Coordinators
Spelling Bee Rules
District Resources
District coordinators do not have access to a spellingbee.com profile. Instead, district coordinators receive their pronouncer's guide for their bee by emailing the Arizona Spelling Bee Director: Matthew Feller, matthew@azedfoundation.org
Study Materials for Spellers
School champions should use the "Words of the Champions" document to study and prepare for all future levels of the spelling bee. School coordinators can find the "Words of the Champions" in their school spelling bee dashboard.
Advancing to a County Bee
Please visit here to determine which coordinator you should contact to register your district champion.
How many spellers can advance?
Please verify with your county coordinator how many spellers will advance from your district spelling bee. In Maricopa County, a district bee can send forward a number of spellers equal to the number of schools participating in the spelling bee divided by 4. This number may be rounded up based on the discretion of the Maricopa County Regional Spelling Bee Coordinator.
County Spelling Bee Coordinators
Spelling Bee Rules
County Resources
County coordinators do not have access to a spellingbee.com profile. Instead, coordinators receive their pronouncer's guide for their bee by emailing the Arizona Spelling Bee Director: Matthew Feller, matthew@azedfoundation.org
Study Materials for Spellers
School champions should use the "Words of the Champions" document to study and prepare for all future levels of the spelling bee. School coordinators can find the "Words of the Champions" in their school spelling bee dashboard.
Advancing to the Arizona Spelling Bee
Once you've completed your county bee, please fill out the Arizona Spelling Bee registration form and also email Matthew Feller, , to confirm the name of the speller you are advancing.
How many spellers can advance?
Maricopa County Regions and Pima County advance their champion and runner-up. All other counties advance their champion only.