March
2017

ISSUE
No.9
ADMIN  ADVANTAGE UPDATES 
 
Administrators in the  Success Partners  Network stay informed of the latest information, events, and support using this monthly Admin Advantage Updates email. 
Our  Success Stories  newsletter is delivered within a week to both leadership and staff members whose emails  have been made available. 
Your Regional Coordinator will email a calendar of dates for ALL of these trainings. A registration link will be emailed to all FTC and Gardiner schools shortly as well. Stay tuned.    
Your Regional Coordinator will email a calendar of dates for ALL of these trainings. A registration link will be emailed to all FTC and Gardiner schools shortly as well. Stay tuned. 
Miss Florida 2016 Courtney Sexton tours Florida schools with "Real Talk"presentation to create a dialogue about drug and alcohol abuse in teens - invite her to your school! 
Courtney Sexton, Miss Florida has a REAL TALK for schools. Natasha Sherwood, administrator at Tampa Bay Christian School sent these pictures of Courtney's visit and her drug and alcohol presentation. Natasha says the students really responded to her talk and discussed it all day. 
Sexton's 40-minute "Real Talk" presentation is based on prevention techniques included in The  Alcohol Literacy Challengeā„¢, developed by nationally-recognized researchers Michael Dunn,  PhD and Thomas Hall, PhD. The Alcohol Literacy Challengeā„¢ is the first classroom-based  prevention program that specifically challenges students' beliefs about the effects of drinking  alcohol. Sexton will use this curriculum as a springboard to educate students on the risks  associated with newly emerging drug trends and equip them with skills on how to abstain from
Please contact Mary Sullivan, Executive Director of the Miss Florida Organization, to request a visit. Her email is Mary@MissFlorida.org

PSPP Calendar Trick
Rebekah Kogelschatz, administrator at Heartland Christian School in Sebring, used scrapbooking pages to assemble her PSPP calendar for the staff to collaborate in monthly school events. She laminated the sheets to be reused every year with sticky notes. 
Congratulations to the 2017 Rising Stars Award Recipients! This year we received more than 650 nominations from school administrators telling us why their parents, teachers and students deserved an award.  Those who received an award were honored because of their dedication to their schools, communities and academic excellence.  We were so proud to recognize these winners as our 2017 Rising Stars!

If you attended one of our nine Rising Stars events across the state, please take a moment to complete a short survey telling us your thoughts.  We look forward to honoring even more of our school communities next year! 

Click here to complete the survey
Office of Student Learning Contacts 
Dr. Carol Thomas Vice President 
Dr. Lauren Barlis Director Learning Management
Paula Nelson Director Professional Development & Gardiner Educational Intermediary
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