2025 Afterschool Professional Awards Nominations are OPEN
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Denver Afterschool Alliance 2025 Afterschool Professional Awards Nomination Deadline Has Been EXTENDED!
Nominations are now due by 5pm on Monday, March 10th!
Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week is April 21st-25th this year, and we are excited to spend the week celebrating the powerful impact of the OST community in Denver. On April 24th, we will honor selected individuals and organizations with an awards ceremony where recipients will be acknowledged by the Mayor, Superintendent and City Council members. A diverse committee of individuals across the city will work together to select award recipients.
Quality and Capacity Building Champion
Systems Builder and Advocate
Smooth Operator Award
OST Champion Award
Future OST Leader
Please click on the form below for a more detailed description of the award categories and to submit a nomination!
We need your help to spread the word to school principals and staff about a new Afterschool Professional Awards category: The Principal's Partner Award!
The Principal’s Partner Award for an Outstanding Out-of-School Time (OST)* Organization allows school principals and staff an opportunity to nominate an organization by recognizing and acknowledging the outstanding work of their OST partner and the impact they have on the school community.
Principals and staff from Denver area schools are encouraged to nominate an OST organization based on the following criteria:
Community Based Organization, external to the District, provides OST on-site at the school
A significant number of students are served in the program
High quality activities and relationships are reported and observed
Partnership with the external Community Based Organization is strong
If you are an OST provider or professional working in a school: Pass this along to your principal!
*Out-of-School Time (OST) refers to the hours when school-aged children are not in school (before school, after school, weekends, school breaks and during the summer).
Not sure if the person (or you) fits a specific category? NOMINATE! If you have someone in mind that you want to honor, celebrate and appreciate: submit a nomination. If the person is not selected for the “award,” they will still receive notification of the nomination and that makes a HUGE impact. Let people know you see them and appreciate them!
