WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

505 Village Road West, P.O. Box 505, West Windsor, NJ 08550-0505

Community Middle School

95 Grovers Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
April 28, 2014
To whom it may concern;
Over the past three months, I have been impressed by Mr. Walshs initiative and
work ethics. He is truly a natural teacher. I believe that he will be a master teacher of
mathematics. Prior to teaching his unit, he worked with small groups of students
reinforcing the lessons that were taught in class. Mr. Walsh used a great deal of positive
reinforcement and gained the respect of his students. He was a great resource to the
students. The students that he worked with demonstrated overall improvement in their
work. Mr. Walsh arrived to school each day at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the
school day to prepare for the class. His lessons were well thought out and varied in order
to keep the students interested. He reflected immediately on his instruction and met the
objectives we planned on accomplishing. Mr. Walsh was flexible and adapted his lessons
accordingly. He differentiated lessons and student expectations based on population
(specifically period one had high achieving math students whereas period 2 was an
inclusion classroom that included struggling learners). Mr. Walsh effectively utilized a
question based teaching style. He listened and discussed constructive criticism. Mr.
Walsh demonstrated outstanding classroom management. The students clearly knew his
classroom expectations. Mr. Walshs enthusiasm for teaching was clear and evident in all
that he did in the classroom. The students were extremely saddened to see him leave and
asked that he come back to visit. Mr. Walsh met with our buildings administrators
because they had heard so much of his outstanding accomplishments in the classroom
from both students in his charge and cooperating teacher. Rarely have I had the pleasure
of working with such a dynamic and innovative individual.
Should you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me at
Community Middle School 609-716-5300 or raisa.donnard@ww-p.org.
Sincerely,

Raisa G. Donnard