March, 2012 I am writing this letter on behalf of Alyssa Coros, an intern in the Illinois State University/Elgin rofessional !

evelo"ment School# As the site coor$inator for the "rogram, I have ha$ the "rivilege of wor%ing with Alyssa this entire school year# &his in'$e"th internshi" has allowe$ her to be totally immerse$ in the c(lt(re of the school $istrict in a variety of school settings# !(ring the fall term, Alyssa com"lete$ clinical e)"eriences in two schools at two $ifferent gra$e levels *2n$ an$ +th#, She then ret(rne$ to her 2n$ gra$e "lacement in -an(ary to com"lete the st($ent teaching "hase of her internshi"# All of Alyssa.s "lacements have been in schools with c(lt(ral, socio'economic an$ aca$emic $iversity, which allowe$ her to ca"ably $emonstrate a$a"tability to any classroom sit(ation# Alyssa "ossesses o(tstan$ing organi/ational s%ills# 0er well "re"are$, $etaile$, stan$ar$s'base$ lesson "lans are age a""ro"riate an$ clearly $emonstrate her %nowle$ge of content# She varies her $elivery, (sing both a whole gro(" an$ small gro(" a""roach to instr(ction# Alyssa shares an e)cellent relationshi" with her mentor an$ has ta%en a$vantage of co'teaching o""ort(nities to c(stomi/e lessons to meet in$ivi$(al nee$s# Alyssa also teaches in an after school math an$ rea$ing intervention "rogram at her school# A warm an$ n(rt(ring environment is what I see when I visit Alyssa.s classroom# She $is"lays consistency with her management s%ills, (sing a firm yet calm an$ "atient a""roach witho(t com"romising her e)"ectations# 0er gen(ine com"assion for the challenging an$ $iverse nee$s of her st($ents is very evi$ent when I observe her interacting with them# Alyssa cares $ee"ly abo(t her st($ents an$ treats each one with $ignity an$ res"ect# Alyssa is very "rofessional in her a""earance an$ $emeanor an$ is artic(late with both oral an$ written comm(nication# In a$$ition, she has $emonstrate$ her "rofessionalism beyon$ the school $ay, actively "artici"ating in vario(s "rofessional $evelo"ment o""ort(nities s(ch as 1&I, E22, SI , 3IS, Common Core/Math, an$ the &eacher In$(ction Aca$emy Conference on 2iteracy# Alyssa has been an e)cellent intern in o(r "rogram# She has $emonstrate$ "erseverance an$ commitment to her st($ents, staff, an$ the school# I highly recommen$ Alyssa Coros witho(t reservation for a teaching "osition in yo(r school $istrict# I welcome the o""ort(nity to $isc(ss Alyssa.s 4(alifications with yo(# Sincerely,

5ancy 6hi""le, University S("ervisor an$ Site Coor$inator Illinois State University/Elgin rofessional !evelo"ment School 789':;1'0889 n<whi"=gmail#com

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