Exemplary Woman in Education Award

Congratulations to our 2025-26 Exemplary Women in Education, Cali Binks and Parvin Ahmadi!

The award will be presented Sept. 17-19 at ACSA's Women in School Leadership Forum in Santa Rosa, CA.

We are seeking nominations for outstanding women in educational leadership for our Exemplary Woman in Education Award, to be presented at the Women in School Leadership Forum. Please submit nominees using the form below.

The nominee should serve as a role model for other women and demonstrate:

A passion for the profession.
A commitment to grow and develop others (seeking mentors to better herself and by becoming a mentor to others).
A demonstrated desire to give back through public and/or community service.
Advocacy for the value of school administrators and contributes to the improvement of the profession.
Demonstrated effective crisis leadership during unprecedented times.

Nominee must be an ACSA member to qualify.

Timeline:

Submit nominations by April 30.
Finalists will be notified by June 30.
The winner will be notified and the award announced on or before Aug. 31.
The award will be presented at the Women in School Leadership Forum, Sept. 17-18 in Santa Rosa, CA.

Please contact Emily Agpoon with any questions.

Thank you in advance for helping us honor and celebrate exemplary women in school leadership.