Wednesday, July 11, 2012

MPUSD, local military, receive national recognition


The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District and the local Military Partnership in Education were awarded the Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award at its 14th National Training Seminar in Grapevine, Texas. Dan Albert, assistant superintendent of business services; and Sharon Albert, district communications director, Lela Casillo, Chief: Child, Youth and School Services Naval Support Activity Monterey; Tina Wekell, School Liaison Officer, Naval Support Activity Monterey; and COL Joel Clark, Garrison Commander, Presidio of Monterey.

This annual award encourages and recognizes the outstanding partnerships formed between military installations and school districts that serve military children. Award winners are selected from schools and military installations around the world by the Military Child Education Coalition, a non-profit dedicated to addressing the transition and educational issues affecting the highly mobile military child.

The Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award was created in 2004 to recognize the work of former MCEC Chairman Lieutenant General (Ret.) Pete Taylor in assisting the highly mobile military child. The award is designed to foster the sharing of lessons learned and to recognize the long-held belief of General Taylor that “goodness starts at the local level.”

For more information about the award, click here.

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