The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Foundation strongly endorses student leadership through Student Council.  We Believe in Building Community Through Student Council—among students, teachers administrators, parents and local community members.

Purposes:

• Develop skilled, ethical and sensitive leaders of diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Encourage the development of new student councils in PK-8 schools
• Promote student participation within the school and its community
• Promote effective student councils in PK-8 schools
• Encourage idea sharing among student leaders and advisors in PK-8 schools
• Encourage networking with other student leaders and advisors across the country
• Provide training and development for student leaders and advisors
• Assist student council and their leadership to focus on relevant current problems that affect them and encourage them to seek solutions to those problems

About ASCA

The American Student Council Association (ASCA), founded in 1987, is a national program of the NAESP Foundation that recognizes and supports student councils across the nation for making a difference in their schools and communities.  There are nearly 2,000 student councils affiliated with the American Student Council Association and the National Association of Elementary School Principals Foundation.

ASCA Student Excellence Award

Recognize the outstanding efforts and hard work of your student council with the ASCA Student Excellence Award!  Since 1987, this prestigious award has honored excellence in leadership, citizenship, and community service. 

Click here to download this year’s application form. It is a fillable form and will need to be saved to your desktop or harddrive. Please note:  There is a $10 processing fee.

All schools that complete an application receive a certificate, and participating schools will be announced on the NAESP website.

Congratulations to the 2011-2012 award recipients!

General Program Information
For more than 20 years, the American Student Council Association has recognized student councils across the nation for making a difference in their schools and communities by organizing activities such as:

• Community food and clothing banks
• Adopt-a-Grandparent programs
• School beautification projects
• Tutoring programs
• Letter-writing campaigns to soldiers overseas
• Fundraising events for disaster victims