Paul Ecke Central School

185UnionStreet,Encinitas,CA92024
Phone:7609444323Fax:760
9444370
www.eusd.net/pe
SchoolTaxID#956001089W

March 15, 2017

To Whom It May Concern,

It is with great pleasure that I recommend Alexandra

Outcalt for a position as a classroom teacher within your
organization.

I have had the pleasure of working with Alexandra Outcalt

at Paul Ecke Central Elementary School, located in the
Encinitas Union School District, in a fourth grade 1:1 iPad
classroom. Throughout the semester, Alexandra
consistently demonstrated that she is able to create strong
bonds with students, collaborate with her team, and reflect
on her teaching to best support student achievement.

Ms. Outcalt is a compassionate classroom teacher. She

consistently manages students fairly, setting high behavior
expectations from all of her students. In order for all
students to reach their maximum potential, Ms. Outcalt
effectively groups students according to their academic and
behavioral needs. Furthermore, Ms. Outcalt successfully
creates lessons based on current research that encourage
critical thinking skills, incorporate multiple learning
modalities, and foster student led investigations.

Ms. Outcalt is an effective collaborator. She participates in

weekly grade level planning sessions within a fourth/fifth
grade level team that represents both Dual Language
Immersion and English only classes. During these sessions,
Ms. Outcalt collaborates with her team to plan and to
execute grade level goals, including assessment and
instruction, field trips, managing EUSDs digital
curriculum, and implementation of the Lucy Caulkins
writing program. In addition, Ms. Outcalt and I meet often
to collaborate on best practices for creating standards based
lessons and to reflect on student learning.
In summary, Ms. Outcalt is a highly effective educator. She
builds positive relationships with her students, collaborates
with her team, and always reflects on best teaching
practices.

Ms.Outcalt has been a valuable member of our team and

will make a great addition to your staff.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Pirazzini
4th grade teacher
Paul Ecke Central
Encinitas Union School District
760-944-4323