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Award Notification: Lauren Sepulveda (CT '19)

Featured in this video: Lauren Sepulveda (CT '19)

New Haven, CT | Oct 01, 2019
Clinton Avenue School

Lauren Sepulveda Wins First Milken Award of 2019-20

Good morning, New Haven! Connecticut Chief Turnaround Officer Desi Nesmith has dropped by Clinton Avenue School to congratulate students and teachers on the school's impressive growth. But there's another reason for his visit: One outstanding teacher is about to get the surprise of a lifetime. Watch as Dr. Jane Foley, senior vice president of the Milken Educator Awards, presents social studies teacher Lauren Sepulveda with Connecticut's Milken Award and $25,000. The 2019-20 season has begun!

Students at Clinton Avenue School are soaring, and Connecticut Chief Turnaround Officer Desi Nesmith is visiting to celebrate their achievements. But wait ... there's another reason for today's assembly, and it's about to change one teacher's life! Dr. Jane Foley, senior vice president of the Milken Educator Awards, brings down the house when she names social studies teacher Lauren Sepulveda the first Milken Educator of the 2019-20 season.