College of Education and Human Services

Center of Pedagogy, Suite 1180

Michelle Shanahan
Program Advisor
Teacher Education Advisement & Retention
shanahanm@montclair.edu
Phone: 973-655-5171 Fax: 973-655-7776
April 18, 2022

To Whom It May Concern:

It is my sincere pleasure to recommend Jaclyn Coviello for a teaching position in your school

district. As Jaclyn’s Teacher Education Program Advisor at Montclair State University, I have had the

opportunity to get to know Jaclyn well over the past three years. Jaclyn is a hard-working,

conscientious student with a positive mindset that will take her far both in her future career as a

teacher and in her life in general. I am so proud of all she has accomplished during her time in the

Combined Bachelors/Masters Degree (B/MAT) Teacher Education Program and am thrilled to have

the opportunity to recommend Jaclyn Coviello for a position as a teacher in your school district.

Jaclyn is pursuing K-6 Elementary and Teacher of Students with Disabilities teacher

certifications in Montclair State University’s Combined Bachelors/Masters Degree (B/MAT) program.

At Montclair State University, we recognize that it is vital that we produce highly-qualified teacher

candidates such as Jaclyn to ensure the success of future generations of New Jersey’s public school

students. Jaclyn is a high achieving student and currently has a 3.833 cumulative GPA in the MAT

portion of our extremely rigorous Teacher Education Program. Jaclyn consistently displays

professionalism in her interactions with her peers, students, and staff. She reaches out with questions

and for clarification if necessary due to her strong determination for success, as evidenced by the fact

that Jaclyn has not earned a grade below A- in any of the required Teacher Education Program

professional sequence courses for the MAT portion of the B/MAT program.

I am proud to say that as a direct result of her diligent preparation, Jaclyn is on track to

graduate in May 2022 with her MAT and to be recommended for Certificates of Eligibility with

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Advanced Standing in K-6 Elementary Education and P-12 Teacher of Students with Disabilities upon

graduation. During the many interactions that I have had with Jaclyn over the past three years, she has

demonstrated maturity, a strong work ethic, and a growth mindset consistently. I will miss being her

advisor when she graduates in May, but I am excited to hear about the wonderful things she will

accomplish and the many lives she is sure to touch in her career as a teacher.

It has truly been a pleasure working with Jaclyn during her time in the Teaching Education

Program, during which I watched her grow and develop as a future educator. I feel confident that she

will be successful in all of her future endeavors due to her positive outlook, genuine desire to help

others, and her unflappable determination and drive for success. Jaclyn Coviello would be an asset to

your school’s staff, and she has my highest recommendation for a teaching position at your school.

Thank you for your time and consideration of her application.

Sincerely,

Michelle Shanahan

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