Fairfax County Public Schools honored business and community partners for their contributions to students and schools at the 2014 Celebrate Partnerships event, held May 29 at the Mason Inn at George Mason University in conjunction with the Fairfax County Office of Public Private Partnerships. The Bruce Oliver Leadership Award was also presented. This award honors Fairfax County Public Schools staff members and businesspeople who are directly involved in partnerships. Honorees have been chosen by their peers as exceptional leaders, committed to improving student achievement. The winners were: * Community Partner of the Year—McLean Project for the Arts. * Business Partner of the Year—Bechtel. * Blue Ribbon Outstanding Event Award—Annandale High School Pyramid Back to School Resource Fair. * Blue Ribbon Mentoring Program Award—Bonnie Brae Elementary School. * Blue Ribbon Workforce Development Award—Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce, Youth and Education Committee. * Bruce Oliver Business Leadership Award—Dan Parris, interim deputy superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools (School-based winner); and Charles Britt, Northern Virginia Community College - SySTEMic Solutions (Business/Community winner). For more information, go to fcps.edu/cco/bcp/awards/archive/2014/celebrate.shtml.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:00:56 +0000
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