This weekly update from Team Rodgers provides information about new teammates, accomplishments, and expectations. It recognizes the achievements of several teachers, including Ginny for new live sessions, Lindsay and Danielle for contests, and Richard for teaching multiple live sessions in one day. It welcomes new teachers Janice and Danielle and provides grading support. It lists the upcoming vacation schedule and encourages mini walkthroughs. It reiterates FLVS expectations and closes by highlighting student praise of teachers.

1. Team Rodgers
Weekly Update
October 16, 2012
Meet our new
teammate
Danielle C.!
I attended an FSU game with my
kids, Brittany and Bobby, the week
before PLC, and it was tons
Meet our new teammate
of fun! Brittany is a USF grad and Bobby
Janice W.!
Is in Electrical Engineering School and
just accepted a sponsorship from the
USAF. My awesome husband Bob is taking the picture.

2. Kudos!!!!
 Ginny for breaking new territory with Skills Based Live
Sessions!! Kudos to Darcey and Christy for
collaborating with her!
 Kudos to Lindsay for her spooky contest and Danielle
C. for jumping in and doing it too.
 Kudos to Amos for creating templates for the CR
lessons. If you teach CR reach out him for those
resources.
 Kudos to Jen S. for her diligence in keeping kids on
track with positive goal setting.
 Kudos to Richard for taking on two separate live
sessions in one day and teaching new ones at that!
 Kudos to Janice W. for getting 230 students and
keeping a positive attitude!!! Woo Hoo!!! 
 Kudos to Diana for finding an easier way to grade
the pretests! Reach out to Diana for details!

3. Grading Support
 Melissa S. is providing grading support this week for our
two new teachers who have a majority of transferred
students. Please reach out to Janice White and
Danielle Carter and welcome them aboard. They
need advice, support, and a friendly IM face. 
Remember those first few months!!! They both have
about 200 students…as neewbies!!!! Yikes! We are
proud of them!!!
Next week:
 Student’s First coverage for Jen. S.-Goal setting, Ginny
R. Innovate live lessons, Lindsay L. student motivation.
Let me know your days of choice (give me two
potions).Congratulations!!!
 Darcey coverage for transfer students-thank you!

4. Vacation Schedule
 Gigi Walton –this week
 No one next week, so it is a great time for a
mini walkthrough. 
Mini Walk Throughs
 Mini Walk throughs are available by just asking! I
know you are busy, and I want to give you your
space, so I am leaving it up to you to ask. 
 Pick a day and time and we will look at your VSA
and create a plan for success. I can answer
questions about yield, goals, completion rate and
more.
 Just send a quick e-mail and we can set that up.
Some teachers have already completed them, so
please let me know when or if you are ready.

5. FLVS Expectations
 Return calls within 24 hours. (It shows respect.)
 Reply to all email including colleagues,
students, and parents within 24 hours. (It shows
respect.)
 Grade papers within 48 hours. (It shows
attention to detail.)
 Put students at the center of decision making.
 Stay within your parameters regarding your VSA
data. (It demonstrates independence, goal
setting, and follow through.)
 AND…. You will shine….actually…YOU already
shine! Keep all of those in mind and your new IL
will respect you, your ideas, and your actions.

6. You each make a difference
everyday! Look for kind words
about you weekly!
 My E3 teacher has been very helpful with my course, When
ever I have a problem I always know she is there to help. She has
made this course very easy for me and I would like to thank her.
So Mrs. Seidel Thank you so much. Sylva Stevenson
 My English III teacher Ms. Layendecker is among some of the
sweetest women. She made sure that I finish up my class even
though I just wanted to give up. She never threatened to
withdraw me from the class or suspend me, she simply urged me
to keep on keeping on. She is an awesome, caring teacher whose
class I was lucky enough to land into.

7. “Your success and happiness lies in you.
Resolve to keep happy, and your joy
and you shall form an invincible host
against difficulties. “ Helen Keller
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