Have you ever wondered if something in our schools should be celebrated more, less or not at all? Join in as Gretchen speaks about the importance of celebrations based on personal tangible performance, and tells personal stories from her own experiences.

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• "We have to take that [best performance] into consideration and not just have a generic bar that everyone has to meet ."
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• “That [best performance] looks different for everyone.”
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• "We want to reward work ethic, but we also want to personalize what is considered best performance."
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