0@ | MINNEAPOLIS : PUBLIC SCHOOLS Urban Education, Global Citizens. 1250 W, Broadway Avenue ‘Nolan Murphy Minneapolis, Minnesota 55412 Department of Special Education Phone: 612.668.0160 ‘Monitoring & Compliance Group ‘cli: 612.205.8004 olan. Murphy@mplskt2.mnus May 5, 2016 ‘To Whom it May Concer, Iis my pleasure to write this letter of recommendation for Mina Blyly-Strauss. I supervised Mina ftom June to August 2015, while she served asa tutor for one of our special education sfudents. ‘The tutoring hours were an important part of a compensatory educational services peckage ordered by an Administrative Law Judge. I was concerned that I would not be able to find someone to fill this important role over the summer. needed someone that could work independent, follow unfamiliar instructional protocols with minimal training, collect data with fidelity, keep detailed records, and communicate with both the family and the school district, Mina completed this work in a manner that exceeded my expectations. Her work was flawless, If the question is posed to me, “Would you hire this candidate”, my answer would be a stong yes. Itis my belief that Mina will ban asset your organization and the people it serves. Please ‘fee fee to contact me ifyou would like to hear more about the Work Mina and I shared Sincerely, fh ‘Nolan Murphy Due Process Specialist