R 101311Z OCT 12 ALCOAST 450/12 COMDTNOTE 5350 SUBJ: COAST GUARD PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION (CG PIE) AWARDS A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 061523Z JUL 12/ALCOAST 321/12 B. COAST GUARD CIVIL RIGHTS MANUAL, COMDTINST M5350.4 (SERIES) 1. I AM PLEASED TO CONGRATULATE THE WINNERS OF THE 2012 CG PIE AWARDS OUTLINED IN REFS (A) AND (B): A. FOR BEST UNIT PARTNERSHIP (UNITS WITH UP TO 100 PERSONNEL): COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND, CHESAPEAKE, VA. IN JUST TWO YEARS WITH A REGISTERED PIE PROGRAM, NEARLY TWENTY PERCENT OF THE CSC WORKFORCE BECAME INVOLVED PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT FOR ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY AT-RISK STUDENTS. THE IMPACT OF THESE INTERACTIONS WAS DESCRIBED BY TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO STUDENTS INCREASED ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING. B. FOR BEST UNIT PARTNERSHIP (UNITS WITH MORE THAN 100 PERSONNEL): AVIATION TRAINING CENTER MOBILE. DESPITE AN EXTREMELY HIGH OPTEMPO AND MULTIPLE COMPETING DEMANDS, ATC MOBILE DOUBLED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND EXPANDED OUTREACH TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND TWENTY-FIVE SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS. THE TEACHER AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ATTRIBUTED IMPROVEMENT IN THE STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND BEHAVIOR TO MENTORING AND GUIDANCE OF ATC MOBILE VOLUNTEERS. C. FOR BEST COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP (UNITS WITH UP TO 100 PERSONNEL): AIDS TO NAVIGATION TEAM WOODS HOLE AND CGC TYBEE. A PRESTIGIOUS COMMENDATION AWARD FROM THE TOWN OF FALMOUTH IS JUST ONE INDICATOR OF THE PROFOUND IMPACT ANT/TYBEE VOLUNTEERS HAVE HAD ON STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THE CREWS REGULARLY PROVIDED SUPPORT INCLUDING: MENTORSHIP, TUTORING, ACADEMIC FAIRS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ADDED SUPPORT FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS. OVERCOMING A BUSY OPERATIONAL SCHEDULE AND TIME AWAY FROM HOMEPORT, TYBEE VOLUNTEERS ESTABLISHED A PEN PAL PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED REGULAR UPDATES ON OPERATIONS AND EXPANDED STUDENTS SCIENCE AND MATH SKILLS. STUDENTS DETAILED THEIR PEN PAL EXPERIENCES IN AN EDITION OF THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER. D. FOR BEST COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP (UNITS WITH MORE THAN 100 PERSONNEL): PACIFIC AREA, DISTRICT ELEVEN, SECTOR SAN FRANCISCO, BASE ALAMEDA, TRAINING CENTER PETALUMA, TRAINING TEAM WEST, AND THE CG ACADEMY. THESE COMMANDS PARTNERED WITH THE OAKLAND MILITARY INSTITUTE (OMI) GARNERING MORE THAN 1300 VOLUNTEER HOURS FROM 139 CG PERSONNEL. OVER TWENTY EVENTS WERE HELD DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, BRINGING GREAT BENEFITS TO STUDENTS THROUGH MENTORING AND TUTORING. CG ACADEMY PERSONNEL FACILITATED A FIRST-TIME VISIT TO THE ACADEMY FOR OMI SUPERINTENDENT AND CADETS. THE MUTUAL BENEFITS OF THIS RELATIONSHIP ARE EXEMPLIFIED BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF TWO OMI CADETS TO THE CG ACADEMY. E. FOR SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE IN CG PIE AWARD: AIR STATION MIAMI. THE AIRSTA PIE PROGRAM EXTENDS FROM ELEMENTARY GRADES TO THE COLLEGE LEVEL, AND IN JUST FOUR YEARS, 1484 VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS HAVE BEEN DEDICATED TO MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS. OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDED ADVANCEMENT OF AVIATION-RELATED EDUCATION TO STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND SERVING AS GUEST INSTRUCTORS AT FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY, ONE OF THE NATIONS 105 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS). AIRSTA MIAMI ALSO MAINTAINS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH MARITIME AND SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY, ONE OF TWO CG JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAMS, EXPERIENCE AVIATION, A NONPROFIT CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND THE AVIATION MAGNET PROGRAM OF MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOL. THE UNITS INITIATIVES ENHANCED STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) AND HAVE BUILT STRONG BONDS BETWEEN THE COAST GUARD AND SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITIES. F. CG PIE COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR IS LT ANDREW ZUCKERMAN OF AIR STATION ATLANTIC CITY. LT ZUCKERMAN EXPANDED THE AIR STATIONS OUTREACH TO STUDENTS IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN THE NATION AND ACHIEVED CONTINUOUS INCREASES IN VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS. A PIE VOLUNTEER SINCE 2009, LT ZUCKERMAN BECAME ASSISTANT COORDINATOR IN 2010 AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR IN 2011. IN ONE YEAR HE TRIPLED THE NUMBER OF PIE VOLUNTEERS, RESULTING IN MORE THAN 200 HOURS OF TUTORING AND MENTORING. LT ZUCKERMAN FURTHER DEMONSTRATED HIS STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE PIE PROGRAM BY MAINTAINING A HIGH LEVEL OF INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS THROUGHOUT HIS COMPLETION OF THREE PILOT UPGRADE SYLLABI AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AIRSTAS GROUND SAFETY PROGRAM. 2. SECTOR ST. PETERSBURG IS HONORABLY MENTIONED FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE IN ITS UNIT PARTNERSHIP. 3. OTHER NOMINEES COMMENDED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE CG PIE PROGRAM ARE: A. AIR STATION BORINQUEN B. AIR STATION ELIZABETH CITY C. AIR STATION SACRAMENTO D. COAST GUARD INSTITUTE E. D5/ATLANTIC AREA F. MSU BATON ROUGE G. MSU CHICAGO H. NATIONAL VESSEL DOCUMENTATION CENTER I. SECTOR LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH J. STATION NEW YORK K. TISCOM L. TRACEN CAPE MAY M. MR. RICK HARTMAN, TISCOM N. MR. TOM SULLARD, COMDT (CG-81) O. LT CHRISTOPHER YANE, ATC MOBILE 4. MS. TERRI A. DICKERSON, DIRECTOR, CIVIL RIGHTS DIRECTORATE, SENDS. 5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.