MAAP Awards

MAAP presents awards in recognition of the many talented professionals and students within Minnesota’s alternative education programs.

Student of the Year.

• The recipient must demonstrate outstanding dedication, service, and commitment to the impact, values, and mission of learning options education.

• The recipient has made significant individual progress and contributed to their program, MAAP, and/or the community.

Program of the Year

• The program/school must provide a model in leadership, curriculum, structure, outreach, outcomes, and innovation from which other schools/programs can take inspiration.

• The program/school should reflect the vision and mission of MAAP.

• The program/school must have active MAAP members on staff.

Staff of the Year

• The recipient must exemplify outstanding innovation and leadership in learning options education.

• The recipient has made a significant contribution to their students, their program, MAAP, and/or their communities.

• The recipient should reflect the vision and mission of MAAP.

• The recipient must be an active MAAP member.

NOTE: Staff members nominated for this award must not have receive this award or are/have been a MAAP board member within the past three years.

Special Program-Initiative of the Year

• The special program-initiative must demonstrate strong outcomes and leadership in specific areas of concern or innovation in improving educational, social, political, and/or employment outcomes of participating students.

• The special program-initiative must be operating within a larger program/school.

• The program-school must have active MAAP members on staff.

• The special program-initiative should reflect the vision and mission of MAAP.