Paloma Valley High School -Excellence is doing Ordinary Things in an Extraordinary Way! ®) December 22, 2017, Principal Jennifer Thomasian To Whom It May Concern: Administrative Team [had the honor of working with James Stull as his master teacher in the Fall of 2017. joie Prteipar | Right from the start, Jim showed himself to be self-motivated. He contacted me about a month before the program offically started and asked to meet up for coffee, We met in late July at a McDonald's where Jim explained his desire for a career change and why he ‘Adiministratve Lee Alfred that | admired immediately. Assistant Principal Administrative Team S. Assent Pineal | clarification or altemate ideas. By mid-September, | was more a mentor and sounding board than a teacher: Jim had found his teacher voice and his teacher legs. Counsetin To me, Jim’s greatest strength is the rapport that he builds with the students. Within a fons couple of days, he knew all of their names. He even learned many of the names of Howard Jackson J students in my classes that he was not teaching. The students like him; they want to work ete Lopez for him. Many of the students found success in math--something most of these students Christean Rathbun | ad not experienced in years. Jim got them to believe in their ability and the effectiveness. Kathleen Reid. | Of hard work. Patricia Roberts ‘Will Warren | can recommend Jim to you as a teacher with full confidence. My only hesitation is that | want him to work with me at my school. Athieti Director _| Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Michael Preifter Sincerely, Actives Director 2: ‘Alison King — oe Ellett Math Teacher Pent Manager Paloma Valley High Schoo! ioe. ellett@puhsd.ora 31375 Bradley Road - Menifee, California 92584 Telephone: 951-672-6030 Fax: 951-672-6037 Website: www.pvhs.puhsd.org ‘was excited to begin teaching. Jim was engaging and also displayed a humble confidence ‘When the school year began, Jim was a fast leamer. We team taught for a few weeks, but Jim was quickly ready to take the reigns. He planned lessons and assignments. He fit in with the rest of the Algebra 1 team at our PLC meetings. Whenever, Jim needed to be corrected or redirected, he accepted the words graciously; he would only ask for