One Winner. One Month.
Total Program Transformation.
This summer, one K-12 or youth program leader across the US wins the full Signature Transformation from GSW Education Partners. 40 hours of dedicated expert consulting covering your program assessment, budget strategy, grant roadmap, staffing plan, operations, and leadership. This is not a starter package. This is the engagement our retained clients pay $5,799 for. Free to enter. Open to programs nationwide.
Every colleague you tag on LinkedIn earns one more entry. No cap. Tag 20, earn 20. Share widely.
Entries close July 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST ◆ Winner announced August 4, 2026 ◆ Open to US-based programs only
The Signature
Transformation
Our most complete consulting engagement, built by practitioners with 40+ years of combined K-12 program leadership. The winner gets a full month of dedicated expert time touching every dimension of their program: strategic assessment, curriculum alignment, talent and retention, operational systems, financial sustainability, and leadership development. This is the package that turns the pressure of this moment into the proof you need for next year. And it is yours, free, if you enter.
Prize valid August 1 to December 31, 2026. Must be used within 30 consecutive days of activation.
The Signature Transformation draws from every GSW service: Strategic Assessment, Curriculum Excellence, Talent Optimization, Operational Systems, Leadership Development, and Financial Sustainability. Not one slice of the picture. The full picture.
Budget cuts shouldn't mean your kids miss out.
We know what is happening out there right now. District budgets are being cut. 21st CCLC grants are under threat in Congress. ESSER money is gone. Programs that have served thousands of kids for years are suddenly fighting to stay open. And in the middle of all of that, bringing in outside consulting help is simply not a realistic option for most program leaders. Not because they don't need it. Because the money isn't there.
That is not a failure of leadership. That is the reality of this moment in K-12 and youth education. And it is exactly why we built this giveaway.
One program gets the full picture, built by practitioners, at no cost. A real assessment. A real budget strategy. A real plan for keeping the funding and the people your program depends on. Right before the school year starts, when it matters most. Because the kids in your program deserve a team that is fully prepared to fight for them. We want to help make that possible.
Six Ways to Stack Your Odds.
The More You Share, the More You Win.
One entry gets you in. Six methods stack your chances. Complete the form, share on LinkedIn and tag as many colleagues as you want, then access all four free GSW resources for up to four more entries. Every share, every tag, every resource visit increases your odds. The winner is drawn at random, so more entries means a real advantage.
Tell Us Your Biggest FY2027 Challenge
In 1-3 sentences, tell us what is keeping your program up at night. Budget cuts. Staffing crises. Grant cliffs. Enrollment pressure. Whatever it is, the winner gets 40 hours of expert time dedicated to solving exactly that. Fill out the form below to enter.
Share on LinkedIn. Tag Everyone.
Follow GSW Education Partners on LinkedIn, post the ready-made share text, and tag every teacher, principal, program director, recreation staffer, and nonprofit leader you know. Every person you tag earns you one more entry. Tag 10 people, earn 10 entries. No cap. This is how you stack your odds.
Access Free GSW Resources. Earn an Entry Each.
Four free tools. Four bonus entries. Access the Summer Readiness Assessment, Summer Staffing Guide, K-12 Career Board, and FY2027 Budget Planner and you earn an entry for each one. They are worth accessing on their own. The bonus entries are the extra reason to do it today.
Start Your Entry Here
Your base entry starts here. LinkedIn share and assessment bonuses unlock on the next screen. Read and agree to the Terms and Conditions before submitting.
Multiple entries available. Complete this form for your base entry. LinkedIn tag bonuses and up to 4 free resource entries all unlock on the confirmation screen.
Every person who enters through your link earns you a bonus entry.
Share this link anywhere. When someone enters using it, your entry count goes up automatically. No cap on referrals.
Follow GSW on LinkedIn. Tag Colleagues.
Follow GSW Education Partners on LinkedIn, then tag as many K-12 and OST program leaders as you like in your post. Each person you tag earns you one additional entry. We have written the post for you. Click to open LinkedIn, paste in the copied text, tag your colleagues, post, then confirm your tags below.
Access Any Free GSW Resource. Earn an Entry Each Time.
Every free GSW resource you engage with earns one additional entry. Visit any resource below, then confirm your visit using the same email you registered with. Access all four and claim four more entries in the draw.
Terms and Conditions
Read all terms before submitting your entry. By entering you confirm you have read, understood, and agreed to all conditions below.
LinkedIn Follow and Tag Bonus (1 entry per colleague tagged): Follow GSW Education Partners on LinkedIn. Share the giveaway post and tag colleagues who work in K-12, OST, or after-school programs. Return to this page and report the number of colleagues you tagged using the tag counter. Each confirmed tag earns one additional entry in the draw. There is no cap on the number of tags. GSW Education Partners may request the LinkedIn post URL for verification and reserves the right to disqualify entries where tags cannot be reasonably verified.
Free Resource Bonuses (up to 4 entries): Each of the following four free GSW resources earns one additional entry when accessed and confirmed on this page using the same email address used for your base entry:
- Summer Program Readiness Assessment (gsweducationpartners.com/summer)
- Summer Camp Staffing Guide PDF
- K-12 Education Career Board (gsweducationpartners.com/jobs)
- FY2027 K-12 Budget Planner (gsweducationpartners.com/budget-planner)
All verified entries are combined into a single random draw. More entries increases the probability of winning.
The prize is non-transferable, non-exchangeable, and has no cash equivalent. GSW Education Partners reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value at its sole discretion.
Prize Scope and Use Restriction. The prize is valid and applicable solely to one (1) single school site or one (1) single school district. The winner may not apply the prize to multiple schools, campuses, sites, or organizations, whether or not they are affiliated with the winner's institution. GSW Education Partners will provide a total of forty (40) billable consulting hours to the winning organization. Those forty (40) hours represent the full extent of the engagement and will not expand based on the size of the organization, the number of sites it operates, or any other factor. The winner may not split, share, transfer, or distribute any portion of the consulting hours across multiple entities, sites, or organizations.
The prize engagement must be formally activated between August 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026. The winner selects their preferred engagement start date within this window by contacting GSW Education Partners at contact@gsweducationpartners.com.
All forty (40) billable hours must be used within thirty (30) consecutive days of the chosen engagement start date. Hours not used within the 30-day engagement period expire and are forfeited with no compensation, extension, or carry-over. No partial rollover is available under any circumstances.
The Programs That Act Now
Are the Ones Still Running in 2028.
One winner gets 40 hours of expert K-12 consulting, a full program assessment, a custom budget strategy, a grant roadmap, a talent playbook, and a 90-day results framework. Built across every dimension of your program. Worth $5,799. Yours free. Enter in under 3 minutes, share on LinkedIn to stack your entries, and come back to claim your free resource bonuses. Every action counts.