Blue Hill Community Schoots Joél Ruybalid Patrick Moore Lori Toepfer Superintendent Junior/Senior High Principal Elementary Principal March 6, 2019 Mr. Phillip Picquet Perkins County Schools PO Box 829 Grant, NE 69140 Dear Mr. Picquet, 1am writing this letter of reference at the request of Mr. Ben Jones. He has asked me to provide this letter of recommendation in regards to your position opening for a 7-12 Principal for the 2019-2020 school year. | have worked with Mr. Jones since the 2015-2016 school year. For the past four school years, it has been a pleasure to work with Mr. Jones in his many roles at Blue Hill Community Schools. Ben is an important part of our staff and has served in some leadership roles in our district. He has worked as our Athletic Director, Business instructor as well as varsity coaching and junior high coaching duties. He has also been a very active sponsor for the FBLA organization. Mr. Jones has 2 good demeanor with students and they enjoy spending their time learning in his classroom. Ben has a kind heart and he works hard to put students first. He displays a positive attitude towards administrators and fellow teachers and always expresses a willingness to help out. In his responsibilities as athletic director, he has shown himself to be a good leader who can be organized, detail oriented and driven to provide coaches and sponsors with what they need to be successful. Ben goes above and beyond with his work on athletic fields and facilities to make the best use of what the district has in order to create a positive student/athlete experience. It would be difficult for our school district to replace a teacher the caliber of Ben Jones. | would highly recommend him for a position in your school district. If you have any further questions concerning Mr. Jones and his abilities, please feel free to contact me at the telephone number or address listed above. Sincerely, Fle 606 South Sycamore, PO Box 217, Blue Hill, Nebraska 68930-0217 Elementary Telephone (402) 756-2085, Fax (402) 756-2086 Junior/Senior High Telephone (402) 756-3043, Fax (402) 756-3044