Alex Hanna Principal Diane Kehm Vice Principal Kelli Rixner sik Martin Lufe Behavior Coach! Athletic Director Sandra Dunivan Guidance Counselor Carla Turner SUCCESS ‘Case Manager Olivia Howe 18 Coordinator Jane Schumann Office Manager Debra Menke Nurse Joyce Grace ‘Acendance Clerk = Middle School March 12, 2015 ‘To whom it may concern, Thave had the pleasure of teaching Mrs. Ana-Cara Van Dyck for two years while she did her practicum in Spanish at Merrill Middle School and also volunteered to work as my student helper with cultural activities. Mrs. Ana-Cara Van Dyck exhibited a wide range of linguistic skills while building a record of outstanding performance in my class. Mrs. ‘Van Dyck is fully bilingual and a cultural proficient teacher. Mrs. Van Dyck diligence, bright mind, inquisitive nature and unwavering commitment to helping others enabled het to stablish amazing relationships with students and staf. Mrs. Ana-Cara Van Dyck is truly unique in her ability to empathize, establish rapport, and reach a very broad range of classmates and people within the community of diverse backgrounds. Mrs. Ana-Cara Van Dyck attracted a following of students and educative organizations who purposefully sought her out because she had been helpful to them (much like a good peer coach, volunteer and ethical worker does). | have rarely seen a practicum student cultivate these types of relationships with people in general during my 16 years of professional experience, Mrs. Ana-Cara Van Dyck is @ good listener who also can convey information clearly and effectively to individuals and groups. Her study skills, self-discipline and self-regulation enabled her to be an outstanding person and student, ‘As you can tell, [hold Mrs. Ana-Cara Van Dyck in very high regard and therefore can confidently recommend her for any position that she will be applying for. I know that, she will always exceed the required expectations. I am equally confident that she possesses the empathy, caring nature, listening skills and intellectual capacity to become one of the best members of your organization. Please feel free to contact me if you would like any additional information or perspective regarding this outstanding teacher. Sincerely, oo spizzifti Merrill Middle School 5301 Grand Avenue | Des Moines, lowa 50312-2198 | P: 515-242-8448 | F: 515-274-1844 Website: www.dmschool.org