Request for
Nominations
2015 U.P. BEACON AWARD
“Lighting the Way to Early Success”
Celebrating April 2015 as the Month of the
Young Child
Nominations are now being accepted U.P.-wide for the annual UPAEYC Upper
Peninsula BEACON Award. This award is designed
to acknowledge the important contributions of the special people who are “Lighting
the Way to Early Success” through early childhood education and services
for young children in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Please submit your nominations online by clicking on the following link:
You may also request a paper version of the nomination form by contacting:
UPAEYC MONTH OF THE YOUNG CHILD Committee,
( yooperaeyc@gmail.com )
Please submit your nomination no later than Monday, MARCH 30, 2015.
UPAEYC is seeking nominations for outstanding
individuals or organizations from a broad field of Early Childhood Education
and Services. Nominations will be
considered from either of the following two categories:
1. Exemplary Early Childhood Professional
The nominee can be an Early Childhood Teacher or Child Care Provider with
at least two years of experience working with young children (birth to age 6).
He or she should have consistently demonstrated outstanding abilities with
children and/or their families. (Examples: Head Start/Early Head Start teacher,
Day Care provider, Kindergarten teacher, etc.)
OR
2. Outstanding Partner in Early Education and Care:
The nominee can be in an early childhood support role (Examples: therapist,
parent, paraprofessional, advocate, volunteer, or a community resource, board,
organization, library, business, etc.)
QUALIFICATIONS:
A variety of qualifications will be considered. You may find some of the
following categories helpful in describing the nominee’s abilities or contributions
to the field such as:
Service to Children (developmental
appropriateness, functionality, creativity, flexibility, continuity)
Family Involvement (responsive to individual family needs,
effectively implementing individualized family programs with creativity &
flexibility)
Coordination of Resources (integrating/coordinating
services with regular education and/or therapy, & other community services;
facilitating transitions)
Contributions to the Field (using/sharing innovative
practices; research and development; providing professional development,
community service and/or support)
Award announcement will be made during
April’s Month of the Young Child.
Recipients will be presented their awards at
the spring UPAEYC Annual Recognition Luncheon.
