A HUGE Thank you to everyone who has completed the communication feedback form in last weeks VanWeekly. I am working to improve the way Vanguard Communicates. Based on all the feedback, we will keep the VanWeekly going. It will be reorganized with new information at the top and repeat info will be at the bottom.

I am thrilled to see Activity Point totals on the rise! In every VanWeekly you will see lots of points opportunities for face to face and other events. We all have busy lives and can't always make live or face 2 face events, don't forget about other ways to earn Activity Points on your own. Review the Activity points information.

ANDREA

PS- Rabbit Rabbit!

This area will always appear at the top of the VanWeekly.

Please review these link regularly to ensure you are in good standing.

Switching from buttons that take up lots of space... Hopefully, it is still just as effective :-)

• Activity Points - View your current total or submit new activities
  
• Coaching Points & Information - Everything you need to know about coaching & earning coaching points.
  
• New Member Points - Onboarding course 2.
  
• February School Team Meetings - Local School Vanguard/Vanchise Meeting. Every Team member present should complete this form. Only for the current month.
  
• Vanguard Checklist - Updated monthly with important dates and action items
• Submit Issues with Activity Points - Please do not send individual emails regarding points. We need to access them on one form. We will be working through these by the end of the semester. Thank you!
  

• RLC Update
  
• Twitter Challenge
  
• Stipends Deadline
  
• Apple event
  

Vanguardians,

Due to a series of inclement weather days, RLC 3.0 will be postponed. The RLC committee will be considering future date options. We are still hopeful to facilitate a powerful professional learning experience. Feel free to contact BearCreekRLC@fultonschools.org if you have any inquiries.

Thanks,

Darren A. Clay

Remember... any recovery needs are due Friday, February 2nd.

• Stipend Recovery Due .......................February 2nd
  
• ISTE Presenters Due ...........................February 2nd
  
• Mini-Grant Due ...................................February 9th
  
• #FCSVanguard Chat ...........................February 8th
  
• School Leads Call ................................February 8th
  
• EdCamp Fulton ....................................February 24
  
• Microsoft Training Opportunity..... February 2nd
  

Retweet this tweet about EdCamp Fulton and tag a fellow educator who you think might be interested!

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Bear Creek Middle school - February 24th

Ridgeview Middle School- March 24

#VanPoints awarded for attending! Be sure to complete the form at the end of the event.

Open the link below for details. March 24 event details & RSVP will come out in mid Feb.

Hello Vanguard New Members!

If you have not yet registered for the Spring course, please do so ASAP at https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/enroll/CEK-BFL-DBL. The first module has been posted for a couple of weeks, and the first due date is this Friday. The second module covering the Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle is going live by Monday, and it will look familiar to most of you.

This evening at 7pm will be our first New Member call of the semester. I’ll go over a few items, but, most importantly, I’ll take questions. A recording will be posted to Teams by Friday. Listening (and completing a form) will earn you 5 points. I sent out a calendar invite for that as well to help you all remember.

Speaking of Teams, many of you are not regularly checking in. Important information and useful Q&As are on Teams, so I strongly encourage you all to make Teams part of your routine. You can access it through Office.com/Launchpad, but my recommendation is to download the Microsoft Teams app on to your iPad and/or phone. You’ll get push notifications when new things are posted to our New Member team, so you won’t ever miss any important information.

The new points spreadsheet for the Spring semester has been shared in Teams, so go take a look.

Finally, if you still have make-up work to complete from our first semester course, please be sure to complete it by the end of the week. If you have 45 or more points, you’re all set.

-Justin