TAP™ and NIET
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Lowell Milken presents Pecan Grove Primary School in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, with the prestigious TAP Founder’s Award. The award, which includes a $50,000 prize, was presented at the 15th National TAP Conference in Los Angeles, California, before more than 1,200 educators, policymakers, researchers and influential leaders in education and business.
From left: NIET President and CEO Dr. Gary Stark, NIET Chairman and TAP Founder Lowell Milken, Pecan Grove Principal Marjorie Meyers, Pecan Grove Instructional Leadership Partner Elizabeth Stafford, Pecan Grove TAP Master Teacher Allison Brown (who now works at Central Primary), Pecan Grove Assistant Principal Pamela Hughes, Pecan Grove TAP Master Teacher Tracie Rikhoff, Ascension Parish Schools Executive Master Teacher Laura Roussel, Pecan Grove Instructional Leadership Partner Shelia Savoy (who now works at Donaldsonville Elementary), Pecan Grove TAP Mentor Teacher Christy Anthony, Pecan Grove TAP Career Teacher Whitney Byrne, Pecan Grove TAP Career Teacher Emily Marceaux, Pecan Grove TAP Career Teacher Kayla Lemoine, Pecan Grove TAP Career Teacher Jennifer Rudy, Ascension Parish Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrice Pujol, and Milken Family Foundation Senior Vice President of Communications Bonnie Somers.
