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Tammie Bernal has what many asset builders might think of as the ideal job. For one year, her sole mission is to spread the word about Developmental Assets to all of the schools in the Anaheim school district.MORE

Tammie Bernal has what many asset builders might think of as the ideal job. For one year, her sole mission is to spread word about the assets to all the schools in the Anaheim school district, going into classes to introducing squirming 2nd graders and cool 6th graders to the wonderful world of assets. And, like so many kids across the country, these kids understand the ideas behind the assets. “I think they really get it,” says Bernal. “It’s great.”

Tammie became a teacher on special assignment (TOSA) for assets last year. There is no official asset initiative yet in Anaheim, but there is a great deal of activity bubbling. All the school administrators in the district have attended a training and in 2006 the Tiger Woods Foundation established the Tiger Woods Learning Center there, which uses the assets as its core framework in working with children and youth.MORE