Clovis earns partnership award

CLOVIS — Clovis, Clovis Municipal Schools and Cannon Air Force Base were nationally recognized this week as recipients of the 2019 Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award, according to a CMS release.

The award is the highest honor the Military Child Education Coalition gives during its annual award ceremony, held Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

“Your community partnership truly lives the MCEC vision to ‘ensure inclusive, quality educational opportunities for all military-connected children,’” an award letter from the MCEC said. “Working together, you’re all making great things happen for great kids.”

The coalition works toward a vision that every military-connected child is college, workforce and life-ready. Its goals are meeting the academic, social and emotional needs of military-connected children, and having empowered parents and supporting adults and community of partners committed to the ensured success of military-connected children.

The district was represented by Superintendent Renee Russ and Deputy Superintendent of Employee Services Joe Strickland. Representing the city were Clovis City Commissioners Chris Bryant and Fidel Madrid.

Information about MCEC is available at militarychild.org.