Hoops for Heart organizer and school nurse Karen Duross Rogers to pursue home care career.
After Henri A. Yelle Elementary School nurse Karen Duross Rogers said goodbye to every teacher and student one by one Thursday with tears in her eyes, she admitted to being an easy crier. The tears are most likely present again Friday, as her last day on the job is marked as Mrs. Duross Rogers Day. Rogers was the school nurse for 10 years. What will she miss the most about being the school nurse? “The kids,” she said, without hesitation. Another passion of hers, Rogers will be going into the home care profession for the second time in her life. Known for passing out crackers and promoting sanitized salutations, Duross was also a big part of the American Heart Association Hoops for Heart campaign at Yelle. “She goes above and beyond,” said…
Henri A. Yelle Elementary improves academic achievement gap for low-income students.
Norton school superintendent Dr. Patricia Ansay recently received a letter from the Commission of Education, commending Henri A. Yelle Elementary School staff for the school's narrowed achievement gap for low-income students. Because of this achievement, the school has received a $10,000 title one academic achievement grant. Yelle principal Lisa Farrell said she will use the grant to provide professional development courses for staff members. Yelle is one of 15 schools that received this grant, out of 351 districts in the state. According to results by Dr. Amy Berdos, curriculum coordinator, students from low-income families have been improving in mathematics each year by year since 2008. “In math, in 2010 from 2009, we went up 15.1 points…
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gretchen stalters
2:49 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Karen was a huge part of the Yelle and wore many different hats.She could never be replaced. Too bad school systems can not show how much they value their school nurses with a salary increase. They deserve more money that is for sure! We will miss Karen. more ›