Peter Krasa retired from the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District after 33 years in education. His career, culminating in 2003, included almost 30 years as a principal, spanning grades K-12. Most recently, he was a faculty member with CalStateTEACH, a teacher preparation program under the auspices of the California State University auspices. He supervised student teachers and facilitated their attainment of a multiple subject credential. Peter credits the Milken Family Foundation for his impetus to continue serving the profession of education. Richard retired from his role at CalStateTEACH in 2026.
One of the many commonalities among the Milken Awards recipients is that they possess a clear, genuine, and unceasing "passion" for education. Milken educators do not view their careers as mere "jobs" which begin and end on an artificial time schedule, including "retirement." It is, therefore, exciting for me to have the special fortune and opportunity of being able to be a part of this energized environment. By being constantly engaged in "stretched" thinking, Milken Educators are the antithesis of the "burnout" syndrome. I am interested in "real" integrated learning in which skills/tools (language arts, math)are not segmented from the content/disciplines (history/social science, science), and both reflect relevance. I also think that the textbook delivery system is unacceptably archaic. I am indebted to the Milken Family Foundation for setting a, thus far, matchless "high bar" precedent in recognizing educators and generating progressive/futuristic thinking, and for never allowing the "passion" to ebb.
