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1. Excellence in Education Award - OPERATION WARM more than a coat |
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement
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Background:
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Each month, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors recognizes an outstanding school, student, staff member, parent, or community member for a display of excellence, achievement, and innovation that may serve as an example to our school district and the entire Milwaukee community.
This month, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors is pleased to present the “Excellence in Education Award” to:
OPERATON WARM
more than a coat
More than one in three children in Milwaukee live in families with incomes below the federal poverty line. Necessities like warm winter clothing can be hard to provide when food, housing, heat and healthcare take priority.
Operation Warm is a national nonprofit that creates brand new, high-quality coats and gives them away to children in need. Operation Warm recognizes and embraces the fact that every child, regardless of their economic situation, deserves a brand new coat.
Operation Warm partners with compassionate individuals and organizations, such as the Milwaukee Firefighters and Milwaukee Public Schools to give a gift of warmth, confidence and hope. Operation Warm believes a brand new coat is more than a coat, promoting self-esteem, school attendance and outdoor play.
Since 1998, Operation Warm and its partners have given away over two million coats across North America. Milwaukee Fire Fighter’s Warm Up Winter campaign is part of Operation Warm’s ‘3 Millionth Coat Tour,’ a season-long effort highlighting Operation Warm and their Partners’ coat giving initiatives in over a dozen cities across the country.
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors recognize and honor Operation Warm more than a coat, for their dedication, outstanding leadership, and commitment to excellence on behalf of the students of the Milwaukee Public Schools. |
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Recommendation
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent |
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