April 15, 2014

To Whom It May Concern: This letter of recommendation is bein !ritten for Ms" Ashley #$rt !ho recently completed her elementary st$dent teachin e%perience as a 1st rade teacher for Ithaca &o$th 'lementary, Ithaca ($blic &chools" As the Coordinator of )ield '%periences for Alma Colle e and a st$dent teachin field instr$ctor I had the opport$nity to !or* closely !ith Ashley and !o$ld li*e to share my obser+ations abo$t this aspirin ed$cator" Ashley demonstrated early in her e%perience that she has the *no!led e, or ani,ational habits, and instr$ctional s*ills to s$ccessf$lly facilitate the learnin -o$rney for her 1st rade st$dents" #er daily lesson plans and $nit plannin !ere !ell de+eloped, creati+e, and !ell ali ned !ith Common Core standards" &he has a ift for desi nin lessons and deli+erin instr$ction that is meanin f$l and *eeps her st$dents hi hly en a ed" #er lessons reflect creati+ity and are also practical in helpin st$dents apply their learnin to e+eryday circ$mstances" Ashley has a !onderf$l demeanor !ith *ids" &he is enth$siastic, *ind, carin , ently asserti+e, and passionate abo$t pro+idin a .$ality learnin e%perience each day" &t$dents sense she cares deeply abo$t them and is in+ested in their s$ccess" &he mo+es contin$ally thro$ ho$t the classroom pro+idin assistance and chec*in for $nderstandin !hile her st$dents stay en a ed in the learnin acti+ity" Ashley has also demonstrated she can inte rate technolo y into daily teachin and learnin " It is important to note that thro$ ho$t Ashley/s st$dent teachin e%perience she !as hi hly en a ed in all aspects of teachin in a +ery challen in classroom" Ashley demonstrated she has the patience, persistence, and dedication to meet the challen es ed$cation presents today" To f$rther ro! her s*ill in !or*in !ith a challen in ro$p of st$dents Ashley chose to research the concept of 0brain brea*s1 to assist her st$dents in stayin foc$sed d$rin instr$ction by plannin periodic 0brain brea*s"1 I belie+e this effort demonstrates that Ashley is the *ind of person !ho can be co$nted on to be !ell or ani,ed, child2centered, al!ays en a ed and present, and !illin to do !hate+er it ta*es to reach children"

I ha+e had the opport$nity to !or* !ith Ashley for these past t!o years as she readies herself to be a professional ed$cator" &he is a -oy to !or* !ith, has a deli htf$l sense of h$mor, and is +ery dedicated" It is important to note that Ashley committed time to her classroom and st$dents !ell before her official st$dent teachin assi nment be an" #er collea $es +ie!ed her as a collaborati+e member of the rade le+el team and a !illin team member in the b$ildin " Ashley has been a hi hly s$ccessf$l 1st rade teacher and I belie+e she !o$ld be e.$ally s$ccessf$l at other rade le+els in elementary ed$cation" In my t!enty2fo$r years of hirin , s$pportin , and e+al$atin ne! teachers as a principal and s$perintendent I consider Ashley to be one of the finest yo$n ed$cators I ha+e !or*ed !ith" &he is tr$ly ready to be an ed$cator and is !orthy of serio$s consideration for those elementary positions she aspires for" If yo$ sho$ld ha+e any f$rther .$estions, please feel free to contact me anytime" &incerely,

Ch$c* &andro Coordinator of )ield '%periences 3 Alma Colle e )ield Instr$ctor, &t$dent Teachin 3 Alma Colle e 4etired ($blic &chool &$perintendent 565226521055 #