Stacy Lewis, director of Lancaster County's Thrive to Five program, formerly Head Start, has been named a 2020 BOLD "Game Changer" leader by the National Head Start Association (NHSA). In early spring, NHSA named 14 individuals as 2020 BOLD prize winners in recognition of their extraordinary leadership in response to the unique circumstances of the global pandemic.
Lewis was honored for her bold leadership in preserving Early Head Start and funded preschool spaces in the community. Between March and October 2020, the program successfully licensed two new facilities, took over two programs that were closing their doors, preserved the care options for families that would have been displaced by these programs, and retained more than 100 funded spaces for children birth to age 5 in Lancaster, while offering continued employment to more than 20 early childhood professionals.
Underwritten by the Ford Foundation, the 2020 BOLD Leadership Initiative rewards leadership brilliance demonstrated in the Head Start field during the school year. Grand Prize and Game Changer category winners will have the opportunity to participate in a series of best practice leadership conversations with six Head Start BOLD alumni, Head Start alumni who have excelled and demonstrated exemplary leadership in their respective fields.
NHSA will share the insights and takeaways from the BOLD Leadership Initiative with the Head Start field with the launch of the BOLD Leadership Summer Series, a timed release of prerecorded videos and webinars between May and Labor Day.
To learn more, visit http://www.nhsa.org or http://www.caplanc.org.
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