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2013 PETE TAYLOR Partnership of Excellence Award 2013 PETE TAYLOR Partnership of Excellence Award July 9, 2013 Military Child Education Coalition 15th National Training Seminar National Harbor, Maryland Army Navy Marines Air Force Coast Guard Military Child Education Coalition During his tenure as Chairman of the Military Child Education Coalition, Lieutenant 909 Mountain Lion Circle General (Ret.) Pete Taylor played a critical role in the establishment of partnerships Harker Heights, Texas 76548 between military installations and school districts serving military-connected children. (254) 953-1923 (254) 953-1925 fax In 2004, in recognition of General Taylor’s work and dedication to helping America’s military children, the MCEC Board of Directors established the Pete Taylor Partnership www.MilitaryChild.org of Excellence Award. This annual award encourages and applauds the outstanding Combined Federal Campaign #10261 partnerships that exist between military installations and school districts and brings special recognition to those partnerships that demonstrate General Taylor’s long-held belief that “goodness happens at the local level.” Target congratulates the 2013 winners of the Reproduction of this booklet, in whole or in part, Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award. is authorized with appropriate acknowledgement of the source. © 2013 Military Child Education Coalition®. 2013 Outstanding Partnership Award Virginia Beach City Public Schools • Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story • Naval Air Station Oceana • Old Dominion University • National Math and Science Institute • Virginia Advanced Study Strategies Virginia Beach City Public Schools and JEB Little Creek-Fort Story/ NAS Oceana: “Mission Focused” Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the largest K-12 school division in Hampton Roads, with 106 (VFA-106) where students toured the hanger and proceeded to the flight line to watch a pilot approximately 70,000 students enrolled in 85 schools/centers. The exemplary partnership between perform his preflight check for takeoff. School coordinator Tim Axley said, “Our tour guides encouraged Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) and the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story students to immerse themselves in STEM related classes emphasizing that the relevance technology (JEBLCFS) and Naval Air Station (NAS Oceana) has continued to expand over the past decade. Thanks to plays in a military career can’t be overstated. This is an enriching educational opportunity that can’t be this valuable collaboration, the division is able to facilitate a variety of programs to promote academic learned in the classroom.” achievement and provide the foundation, stability, and consistency that military-connected families Old Dominion University (ODU) offers a 12-credit hour Military Child and Families Education graduate expect. This partnership conveys the overall message to parents that THEIR children are OUR priority. certificate to VBCPS teachers, counselors and administrators. One exemplary partnership activity is the Shelton Park Elementary School’s Science Club opportunity Strategic Foreign Language Expansion Program (S-FLEP) is currently in place in six VBCPS middle schools, for real-world experience in solving a real-world problem, namely to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and three high schools where there is a large military family member population. Because this population in order to protect and restore its ecosystem. A previously created oyster reef at JEBLCFS is helping is highly mobile, nationally and internationally, opportunities for Chinese Language study are significant. to educate students on the environmental benefit of oysters which filter water, and form reefs to This grant will enable Tallwood High School’s Global Studies and World Languages Academy to offer the provide habitats for many fish and crab species. Students were invited to bring their classroom-raised class to all other secondary schools via distance learning. oysters to the base, and place them in containers next to the reef to serve as a foundation for the natural oysters to grow in the surrounding waters. Students then monitored the oysters’ progress each On April 25, 144 resident commands at JEBLCFS took the term “active duty” to a new level by month, incorporating science and math skills learned in class; specifically, by averaging numbers and data participating in a food drive to support the VBCPS Beach Bags Program. Organized by the base collection. Melissa Follin, Gifted Resource teacher and sponsor of the Science Club, said the children are chapel and school military liaison officers, more than 1,800 beach bags were packed by 60 volunteers doing more than just measuring oysters. “By being involved in this project, I think they have learned they representing the Navy, Army and Marines. Members of the base chapel collected $5,000 prior to the can be involved in the world and help make a positive difference,” Follin said. food drive, and used the donations to purchase milk, cereal, snack, juice and meal items included in each beach bag. It was enough food to pack two school buses, and support the program for the remainder of As part of the Tidewater Student Association (TSA) Fall Rally, students from Ocean Lakes High School the school year. were invited to NAS Oceana, not only tour the base, but also to learn more about STEM careers in the military. Nearly 60 students and chaperones had an opportunity to sit in a cockpit simulator at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) where they experienced the sensation of flying an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet. The daylong field trip included a visit to Strike Fighter Squadron 2013 exemplary Partnership Award 2013 exemplary Partnership Award Waynesville R-VI School District • Fort Leonard Wood West Point Elementary School (DoDEA) • West Point Middle School (DoDEA) • James I O’Neill High School (Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District) • West Point US Military Academy Waynesville R-VI School District in Partnership with Fort Leonard Wood to Support Military-Connected Students and Families The West Point Community Schools Educational Partnerships The partnership with Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville R-VI School District, and the local community is West Point is home to the US Military Academy, the US Military Academy Preparatory School, and robust, multi-faceted, and dynamic. The school district and Fort Leonard Wood work closely together the soldiers and civilians who support and train our nation’s future leaders. Family members in our at all levels to ensure military students and families can easily acclimate into the district through New community primarily attend West Point Elementary School (DoDEA), West Point Middle School (DoDEA) Family Welcomes, Student 2 Student Clubs, a comprehensive after school program, deployment support or James O’Neill High School (Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District). groups, and summer programs. Waynesville R-IV School District and Fort Leonard Wood recognize the West Point has initiated numerous high caliber partnerships. These partnerships directly reflect the vitality of open, on-going communications, and no major decisions are made within the district without dedication of the teachers, soldiers, professions, civilians, and administrators who strive to make a first seeking advice from Fort Leonard Wood to ensure the educational, physical, emotional, and social difference and enrich the educational experiences of our students. On a regular basis, the West Point needs of the 75% military-affiliated student body are met. Band enhances the middle school band curriculum by providing unique instructional and observational One example of the support the school district offers to military children in partnership with Fort experiences. Various world and cultural music is explored and ranges from traditional military music to Leonard Wood is the comprehensive afterschool program, Club TIGER. Club TIGER offers academic the highly interactive, and musically communicative African drumming circles. assistance, physical fitness, and interest-based clubs for students in grades K-12 each day afterschool to The US Army Garrison Military Police Company serves as role models and mentors for an at-risk support academic and social development. Since the beginning of the school year, more than 72% of population at the high school. A core group of MP soldiers meet with at-risk students to play sports, the student body has attended Club TIGER - 76% are military-connected students. talk, and build trusting relationships the students may not have in their home life. The Robotics Systems Joint Office on Fort Leonard Wood, and the Waynesville R-VI School District are International cadets also visit the schools on a regular basis to share overviews of their countries and collaborating to establish a hands-on, project based Robotics program. The partnership implements and cultures. Students receive firsthand knowledge of traditions, food, governments, clothing and more operates a club worthy of regional and national competitions, and encourages students to get involved during presentations from the cadets. in STEM fields such as National Defense. Traditionally, the Corps of Cadets assembles by company and arches into lunch each day. Cadets invite elementary and middle school students to attend their company lunch formations, and to eat lunch with them in the Mess Hall, a privilege very few non-cadets get. The partnerships cultivated at West Point are directly nested in
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