Every year the Issaquah PTSA Council awards those in the community that show extraordinary commitment to ensuring every student in our district gets an outstanding education.

Click HERE to submit your award nomination online. Entries will be submitted to the Awards Committee.

Award Guidelines and Award Rubric can be found HERE.

The 2020-2021 district-wide PTA/PTSA Awards Reception: 

• • Date: April*
    Location: [Virtual]
    Send local winner names to Council by April 15th.

The Issaquah PTSA Council presents 4 awards, as follows:

Golden Acorn Award

The Issaquah PTSA Council honors outstanding volunteer service for children by awarding the Golden Acorn Award annually. The nominees of this award have gone “above and beyond” in their volunteer efforts, and have given exemplary volunteer service to children and youth in our community.

Deadline: March 15th at Midnight.

Outstanding Advocate Award

Every year the Council honors Outstanding Volunteer Advocacy for children by awarding the Outstanding Advocate Award. This award honors and recognizes an individual for his or her active advocacy work and commitment in helping to create strong policies relating to the health, welfare, safety and education of children and youth.

Deadline: March 15th at Midnight.

Outstanding Service Award

Occasionally, but not every year, the Council presents the Outstanding Service Award. This high honor goes to a person who has given dedicated and long-term volunteer service that positively impacts children throughout our community.

Deadline: March 15th at Midnight.

Outstanding Educator Award (Presented by the Board of Directors at the Spring Luncheon in May)

The Outstanding Educator Award was created by PTSAs to recognize individuals who have gone beyond the normal expectations of their job to make outstanding contributions to enhance the education of children. An Outstanding Educator can be a teacher, specialist, assistant, support staff, custodian, bus driver, administrator or community member.

All award winners receive the award pin and a special certificate from the Washington State PTA. Their names will be engraved on a plaque in the Issaquah School District main office. The Council also contributes $50 in the winner’s name to the Washington State PTA Scholarship Foundation, which provides scholarships to selected high school students entering post-secondary education.

We would like you to participate in the selection of our award recipient(s) through your recommendations. Our Award committee will make the final selection.

AWARDS COMMITTEE:  

Kristen Allen-Bentsen
Laurelle Graves
Cindy Kelm

Questions can be sent to awards@issaquahptsa.org