The Pete Gross Best Practice award was established in 1988 to recognize school psychology programs that demonstrate exemplary professional practices and to provide information to other school psychologists. It was named in honor of Pete Gross, a school psychologist who later worked for the State Department of Education, Division of Special Education. Pete Gross understood the good that school psychologists can do for children and, in his role with the state department, worked with us to provide the best services for children. He continually challenged us to develop the skills needed to function at the level of "best practice".