Golden Apple Awards

The Golden Apple Awards go to high-performance community partners that provide an exceptional commitment of time, energy, and expertise to individual schools or the Fayette County district as a whole through mentorships and varied programs and initiatives. Through this recognition, we spotlight the commitment of our community and FCPS to provide a world-class education to all our students.

The awards committee accepts nominations in these partnership categories:

• Business/industry
• Faith-based group
• Post-secondary institution department/student group
• Community organization/non-profit
• School-based organization (PTA, boosters, student clubs)
• Individual

To qualify for consideration, the partner organization must meet the following criteria:

• The focus of the partnership is on improving/supporting student achievement.
• Partnership activities align with district and/or school improvement plans.
• There is a clear, common understanding of what the school needs and what the community partner can provide.
• The community partner collaborates with the district, school principal, staff and/or School-Based Decision Making Council to define goals and initiate the partnership.
• There is an appointed coordinator and/or a committee each year to meet with the principal or district leadership to plan and implement partnership programs and projects. 

Submit A Nomination

Note: The submissions window is open January through May, and awards are presented in the fall at the State of Schools event.

Meet the 2025 Winners