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Partnership Development and Recognition
  


The Office of Partnership Development and Recognition develops corporate and other partnerships and secures underwriting and other grants for non-state or federal funded programs and activities.  The Office also oversees and coordinates Maryland’s major education recognition programs such as the Teacher of the Year Program, Blue Ribbon Schools Program, and the Milken National Educator Awards.  With these recognition programs, the Office liaisons with the National sponsoring agencies - the Council of Chief State School Officers, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Milken Foundation.
In Focus
Jennifer Rankin, 2010 Maryland Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Burdock Rankin, an 8th-grade language arts, pre-algebra, algebra teacher known for her willingness to collaborate with teachers to improve instruction and integrate technology into content areas at Northern Middle School in Garrett County, has been named the 2010 Maryland Teacher of the Year.

Special programs are also developed and offered through this office.  Several examples are Harvest for the Hungry, and Maryland’s Comic Book/Graphic Literature Initiative. In addition, the office oversees the Phoenix Project, the department’s computer recycling and donation program which recovers and repairs used computers and donates them to schools and other organizations offering education programs.

 


Contact Information
Dr. Darla Strouse, Executive Director
Partnerships and Recognition Programs
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone:  410-767-0369
Fax:  410-333-2226
Email:  dstrouse@msde.state.md.us
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