Recognition for Education

Pass the employee engagement exam

Drive motivation, engagement, and retention for teachers and education staff with meaningful recognition and rewards.

Why Awardco?

Best-in-class features for world-class educators

 
External Recognition
 
Service Awards
 
Lifestyle Spending Accounts
 
Wellness Incentives
 
Automation & Reporting
 
Spot Recognition
teacher recognition

Educators deserve A+ appreciation

44% of educators report feeling burned out. Build resilience, lower stress, and increase retention by showing genuine, timely appreciation for your education staff.

Why Recognition?

Teacher retention starts with meaningful recognition

69% of education staff are disengaged in their jobs—keep the best talent by helping them find more meaning in their work.

Retention
56
%
less likely to switch jobs
56
%
less likely to switch jobs

Retain top education talent

Teachers and staff who feel supported and cared for are much less likely to look for a new job.

Retention
Engagement
89
%
more engagement after recognition
89
%
more engagement after recognition

Boost engagement with better rewards

Employees are more motivated and excited with their work when they know their efforts are noticed and that their work matters.

Engagement
Satisfaction
94
%
of appreciated staff love their workplace
94
%
of appreciated staff love their workplace

Appreciation builds connections between staff and their workplace

94% of employees who feel appreciated love their workplace. Only 18% who don’t feel appreciated still love their workplace—that’s not good enough.

Satisfaction
External Recognition

Allow anyone to recognize educators

Enable students, parents, and other outside parties to easily submit appreciative comments for the education staff they interact with, spreading recognition from the outside in.

success stories

Honor-roll-worthy rewards and recognition

Colleagues have to choose a value from The Collaborative Way when they recognize, making our recognition feed daily proof of why our values are so important. It’s such a powerfully positive place. Leaders are really taking notice—they want to see their teams at the top of the adoption leaderboard because they know the impact our values have on employee performance and retention.
Pam Johnson
VP of HR
Southern Oregon Head Start
For us to onboard a staff member, it's probably close to about 5,000 to 6,000 dollars. As a nonprofit, I feel like going to Awardco has been a huge cost-savings advantage.
Amber Lease
Human Resource Director
Southern Oregon Head Start
If we retain a teacher, that’s 20 students we get to serve. Going from 45% turnover to 8% means we’ve kept 85–90 more staff. That’s an incredible impact on both our children and our budget.
Amber Lease
Human Resource Director
Southern Oregon Head Start
Awardco bridges the gap by giving us a platform to build each other up. There are centers that are really far from each other that can now feel connected to everybody else because we can share the great things that we're doing.
Heather Kent
Site Manager
Southern Oregon Head Start
Our job was to solve the continuous problem of helping staff feel connected—to each other and to the organization.
Shandy Phelps
Family Community Engagement Supervisor
Beckman Coulter
From a reporting standpoint, Awardco excels by allowing users to access desired reports quickly through easily accessible links, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple pages as was the case with previous platforms. The platform has garnered significant positive feedback for its user-friendly nature and seamless navigation.
Kerie Rogers
HR Operations Leader
Pilot Company
We appreciate the user-friendly interface and the ample functionality of the platform, which has enabled us to better recognize team members as well as better support end users.
Sica Simon
HR Analyst
The Nest Schools
The best decision we made was switching from our previous platform to Awardco. The customer service is excellent, the features are amazing, and we LOVE that they take our ideas and make them happen. They are always looking at innovating, which is one of our core values. We are extremely satisfied with Awardco and everyone here at The Nest LOVES the program.
Sara Beer
Director of Core Values
 
 
Integrations & Security

Securely connect to your everyday tools

Seamlessly integrate recognition into existing processes and keep data secure.

Integrations

Awardco works well with all the tools you already use, so you can easily integrate recognition into your day-to-day.

Security

Enjoy enterprise-grade security, including SOC 2 Type II compliance, to keep your data safe and your peace of mind intact.

thought leadership & resources

Employee engagement resources

Blog
Employee Turnover Rates by Industry: Trends and Solutions
Customer Story
Customer Story
Webinar
AI and the Future of Employee Engagement
White Paper
Customer Story
White Paper
White Paper
3 Drivers of Employee Engagement ROI
Customer Story
Customer Story
Recognition as a culture cornerstone: How PMG fuels global success
Customer Story
Customer Story
Customer Story
Combining cultures with recognition through a merge

Educators shape the future—recognition ensures their success

Empower educators, staff, and students with meaningful recognition that fosters engagement, motivation, and long-term success.