[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2831-S2832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO CATELYN BOZE

 Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today I honor Catelyn Boze, the 
Putnam County Teacher of the Year from Q.I. Roberts Junior-Senior High 
School in Florahome, FL.
  Catelyn received this important recognition because of her ability to 
encourage students from all ranges. She challenges the gifted students 
and helps motivate those who struggle. This dedication to her students 
resulted in many striving to produce work that will make her proud.
  Catelyn's success is built on three components. According to her, a 
large portion of teaching is relational. When students know their 
teacher cares about them, they are more open to learning. She 
demonstrates this to her students by setting high expectations and not 
allowing them to become unengaged. The second component is Catelyn's 
creativity and deep content knowledge. This allows her to create 
questions that challenge her students to think critically. The third 
component of her success are two initiatives she designed in the past 2 
years: student choice and nonzero grading. Catelyn believes that a 
student who receives a zero for an assignment does

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not give her the necessary feedback to determine what a student has 
learned and damages their motivation to school. Instead, her grading 
practices allow for end-point mastery, which she believes to help her 
students learn.
  Catelyn has taught at Q.I. Roberts Junior-Senior High School for 3 
years and is involved with several extracurricular activities. As 
yearbook sponsor, she doubled the size of the yearbook and increased 
sales to where more copies were needed to be ordered. She also 
cosponsors the Hi-Q team and attends school sporting events and 
performances of her students.
  I express my best wishes to Catelyn for her commitment to her 
students and wish her continued success in the years to come.

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