The Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award™ recognizes successful partnerships and projects that ultimately benefit military-connected children. The Military Child Education Coalition presents well-deserved awards and recognition to outstanding schools, installations, and individual program achievements at our Annual National Training Seminars. 

The Award is given in two areas: K-12 and higher education. The K-12 award may represent a single project in which a military installation and one or more school districts participated, or it may be a summation of the entire program between a military installation and the school districts serving an installation. The higher education award highlights and encourages outstanding teacher preparation programs that include critical information and experience focusing on military-connected children.

Beginning in 2004, the Lt. Gen. H. G. “Pete” Taylor awards have been an opportunity to recognize individual and community partnerships formed between military installations and school districts that serve military-connected children. Winners reflect Lt. Gen. Taylor’s belief that “goodness starts at the local level.” We congratulate this year’s finalists and winners for their initiatives and teamwork in building successful opportunities within their communities that celebrate the military-connected child in exceptional and sustainable ways.

	OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP – K12 Name of Partnership: Community Partnerships During COVID Partners:  •    Fort Sam Houston Independent School District •    Fort Sam Houston Elementary School •    Joint Base San Antonio •    JBSA Fort Sam Houston School Liaison Office •    Army Environmental Command •    Lincoln Military Housing •    Yoga Day Nonprofit
	EXEMPLARY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP – K12 Name of Partnership:  Project PARTNERS (Preparing Adolescents for Relevant Training: Nurturing Early Responsibility and Success)  Partners: •    Knob Noster R-VIII Public Schools •    Whiteman Air Force Base •    Whiteman Air Force Base Exceptional Family Member Program •    Stars and Strikes •    Whiteman Inn •    Whiteman Library
	RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP – K12 Name of Partnership: Connecting Families, Communities and Schools; Student Focused, Partnerships Driven for New Mexico Partners: •    Cannon Air Force Base  •    Holloman Air Force Base  •    Kirtland Air Force Base •    Public Education Department  •    New Mexico Office of Military Base Planning and Support  •    New Mexico Commissioner for the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission •    New Mexico Military Children’s Education Council
	OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM/PROJECT – K12 Name of Partnership: Hands-on Education and the Preservation of Aerospace History Partners: •    Utah Military Academy  •    Hill Air Force Base  •    Hill Aerospace Museum
	EXEMPLARY INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM/PROJECT – K12 Name of Partnership: Readiness & Resiliency (R2): Military Dependent Students Are Ready to Learn Partners: •    Fort Wainwright School Liaison Office  •    Eielson Air Force Base School Liaison Office •    Fairbanks North Star Borough School District •    Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Military Student Support Coordinator
	RECOGNIZED INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM/PROJECT – K12 Name of Partnership: Spread Hope, Not Germs Partners: •    Sigonella Naval Air Station  •    Sigonella Middle High School  •    Sigonella Middle High School MCEC® Student 2 Student® program
	•    Bay Area Education Alliance •    Lawton Public Schools and Ft. Sill (Purple Star) •    U.S. Navy Nimitz Middle School Coalition

Saluting partnerships between military installations, school districts and higher education serving military children.