ALASKA HEAD START AWARDS

Vote for Awards Each year, the Alaska Head Start Association’s annual awards recognize outstanding performance in Alaska’s Head Start programs. The awards also unify membership, celebrate success, encourage high quality performance and offer a meaningful way for AHSA to give back to our staff, parents and community members.

The awards are an opportunity for you to recognize an individual, business, organization, school district or Policy Council for their efforts that went above and beyond to serve Head Start children, families, staff and programs this school year. Thank you for taking time to nominate an individual, organization or business for their outstanding contributions to Head Start in Alaska this year.

The deadline to submit nominations is June 30.
Questions? Contact AHSA at akheadstart@gmail.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

Thank you in advance for taking the time to nominate an individual, organization or business for their outstanding contributions to Head Start in Alaska this year. The deadline to submit nominations is June 30th. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Markie Shiflea, AHSA Virtual Assistant at akheadstart@gmail.com. *By providing your contact information, we will contact you if we have any questions regarding your nomination.

Full Name*

Phone*

Email address*

NOMINEE

Nominee's Full Name*

Grantee Agency Associated with this Nominee*

If your nominee's work has benefitted multiple programs, please choose OTHER.

OTHER

Please enter all programs your nominee has been attributed to, separated by a comma.

Choose ONE AHSA Award Category*

Parent Awards

Staff Awards

Community Awards

Other Awards

PARENT AWARDS

Beating the Odds Award - This award celebrates and recognizes a Head Start parent who has overcome stumbling blocks and persevered through hardship to become self-sufficient. Award winner will receive a commemorative plaque, and mention in the AHSA ezine and newsletter.
Head Start Father of the Year - This award celebrates one of our most important partners, fathers. Award winner will receive a commemorative plaque, and mention in the AHSA ezine and newsletter.
Head Start Mother of the Year -This award celebrates one of our most important partners, mothers. Award winner will receive a commemorative plaque, and mention in the AHSA ezine and newsletter.
Program Policy Council - This award recognizes the important leadership contributions of Head Start Policy Councils. Award winner will receive a commemorative plaque, and mention in the AHSA ezine and newsletter.

Parents Awards Nomination Category*

Beating the Odds Award

Head Start Father of the Year

Head Star Mother of the Year

Program Policy Council

Parent Award Nominee Essay*

Please write an essay of up to, but not over, 750 words explaining why your nominee deserves this award in this category.

COMMUNITY AWARDS

There are four (4) awards in this category:

Community Advocate - This award celebrates and recognizes the extraordinary efforts of an individual or organization in advocating for a local Head Start program. Award winner will receive a commemorative plaque, and mention in the AHSA ezine.
Corporate Award - This award celebrates the extraordinary supportive efforts of a business or organization collaborating with their local Head Start program. Award winner will receive a commemorative plaque, and mention in the AHSA ezine.
Humanitarian Award - This award acknowledges extraordinary contributions in serving Head Start children, reaching families, and involving communities that resulted in positive change. Award winner will receive a commemorative plaque, and mention in the AHSA ezine.
School District Collaboration - This award recognizes the collaborative efforts between a school district and a Head Start program that improve or enhance the services delivered to Head Start children and families. Award winner will receive a commemorative plaque, and mention in the AHSA ezine.

Community Awards Categories - Choose One*

Community Advocate

Corporate Award

Humanitarian Award

School District Collaboration

Community Award Nominee Essay*

Please write an essay of up to, but not over, 750 words explaining why your nominee deserves this award in this category.

OTHER AWARDS

There are two (2) awards in this category:

Cultural Awareness - This award celebrates the extraordinary efforts of an individual or organization to implement or improve cultural awareness in a Head Start program. Award winner will receive a commemorative plaque, and mention in the AHSA ezine.
Leadership - This award celebrates the extraordinary leadership efforts of Head Start staff, parent, or volunteer. Award winner will receive a commemorative plaque, and mention in the AHSA ezine.

Other Awards - Choose One*

Cultural Awareness

Leadership

Other Award Nominee Essay*

Please write an essay of up to, but not over, 750 words explaining why your nominee deserves this award in this category.

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Past Winners
To read the nominations in our award booklet, or see a list of our past AHSA Awards of Excellence recipients, click on the year below (links will open a .pdf).