WAVERLY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Pride. Tradition. Excellence. Winans Elementary Grow Together S401} Mcigan Ave Tetehone G17 212971 Laning 48917 Fax G17 1840 “im Lyman, Pring Sandy Ronse, Head Seeetry Christopher Smith, Assistant Principal ‘Apr 18, 2022 To Whom tt May Concern | was Tylor Vilas mentor teacher during herinternshipat Winans Elementary School forthe 2023-2022 school year. Its because of her hard-workand strong work ethicin this placement that an highly recommend herfora teaching postion During Taylor's internshipshe dsplayed many qualtes that make heran excellent teacher. Fest, she bit relationships with the students by having"Lunch Bunch” with them She gained thelr trust by spending time with studentsandasking them questions about thingsthey ked. Nex, she had exceptionaelass management sils nat commoniyseen in interns ‘or evenin first year teachers. She wasable to establish classroom routines and reste a clossroom community where students eltsae andcard for. Last, Teylor new how to have funwith the students and because of thisour cass loved her. Taylor did an excolontjob developinglessons that coordinated with the state standards She lake fr new and fun ways tomake the lessons excting to keep students engaged. She found waysto give students opportunities ta respond and made it easyfor studentstoask questions. Taylorused ent tekets, conferences, checks, cbzervationsas wellas teststo make informal and formalassessments toguide her teaching, Taylor had many challenges his year wth being the fst year coming back from COVIO. There were manyrestrctions in lace and things were notas they normaly would be. Our cass was truly diversein al aeas, twas this group'sfist {ullyear of school Along with that fact came many challenges with behavir, academicievel, and interactions with parents. Ths css hat 8 IEPsand Taylor was responsible foraccommodatingand nding resources, Further, alongwith ‘the students that were on|EPs we had severalstudents that were above grade level. Tylor neededtofind resources to accommodate themas wellsothat they remained challenged and kept progressing. Taylor roseto all these challenges, ‘She asked for help from me and from ather teachers when needed and was alwayslooking for more she could do to meetthe needs of allthe students, Taylor's skis and professionalism became apparent toal nthe building The longer she was inthe bulging andthe ‘more rooms she tughtin the more requestsshe received for guestteaching it was lear from early on that Taylor wat {good and warkingon being great. "know that Tayler wil bea hardworking, focused, energetic, andsuecessfulteacher who wil focuson student relationshipsand needs. give her my highestrecommendation vem '518 Snow Road, Lansing, Mehigan 46017 »P. S17-910:040 + F 617-921-8677 + www waver x12miue