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Applications Available for LAEP Excellence Awards FOCUSING PUBLIC ATTENTION ON EXCELLENCE in Los Angeles public schools, the Los Angeles Educational Partnership (LAEP) will honor outstanding teaching teams, schools and school communities next spring in the second annual LAEP Excellence Awards. The awards recognize and reward the effective efforts of educators and community members and promote educational practices that can improve student learning. Recipients of the LAEP Excellence Awards are selected based on their proven effectiveness with students and their excellent practices used in the classroom, at the school site, or in the community. Award winners are selected from those applicants who best exemplify the California Standards for the Teaching Profession and can document student progress and achievement. The awards were developed by LAEP with the funding and support of the Ahmanson Foundation. More than 50 educators, school administrators and parents whose team efforts demonstrated exemplary educational practices in pre-K through 12th grade were honored in the first year of the program. The winning teams were awarded framed plaques as well as grants of up to $10,000 at a recognition dinner at Los Angeles' Inter-Continental Hotel last June. "The LAEP Excellence Awards reflect our belief that excellence in education requires accomplished teaching, well-managed schools, and strong connections between schools and their communities," said Peggy Funkhouser, LAEP president and executive director. "The Awards aim to support and foster improvement in public education in each of these areas." To request an application, call LAEP at (213) 622-5237 or click below to download the application and related materials in PDF format. LAEP Excellence Awards Application