January‌‌26th,‌‌2022‌ 

Reference‌‌Letter‌‌for‌‌Gina‌‌Weber‌  ‌

To‌‌Whom‌‌It‌‌May‌‌Concern:‌  ‌

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I‌‌am‌‌writing‌‌in‌‌support‌‌of‌‌Gina‌‌Weber’s‌‌honor‌‌and‌‌distinction‌‌as‌‌Bullitt‌‌County‌‌Public‌‌School’s‌‌
 

Teacher‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Year.‌‌I‌‌have‌‌worked‌‌closely‌‌with‌‌Gina‌‌over‌‌the‌‌last‌‌year‌‌as‌‌her‌‌Digital‌‌Learning‌‌ 

Coach.‌‌I‌‌can‌‌attest‌‌to‌‌the‌‌great‌‌leadership‌‌and‌‌instructional‌‌strengths‌‌she‌‌has‌‌developed‌‌during‌‌
 

her‌‌time‌‌as‌‌an‌‌educator.‌‌She‌‌is‌‌continuously‌‌trying‌‌to‌‌improve‌‌her‌‌teaching‌‌practice,‌‌seeks‌‌out‌‌ 

professional‌‌resources‌‌and‌‌collaborates‌‌effectively‌‌with‌‌others‌‌to‌‌ensure‌‌all‌‌kids‌‌exceed‌‌their‌‌
 

potential.‌‌Gina’s‌‌flexible‌‌teaching‌‌philosophy‌‌and‌‌the‌‌relational‌‌impact‌‌she‌‌has‌‌on‌‌her‌‌students‌‌ 

proves‌‌how‌‌deserving‌‌she‌‌is‌‌of‌‌this‌‌recognition.‌‌
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Before‌‌becoming‌‌a‌‌Digital‌‌Learning‌‌Coach,‌‌I‌‌collaborated‌‌and‌‌worked‌‌with‌‌Gina‌‌through‌‌our‌‌ 

third-grade‌‌Cloud‌‌Academy‌‌PLC.‌‌Gina‌‌always‌‌shared‌‌engaging‌‌resources‌‌with‌‌the‌‌team‌‌and‌‌ 

made‌‌sure‌‌to‌‌ask‌‌questions‌‌to‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌Cloud‌‌Academy‌‌experience‌‌for‌‌all‌‌of‌‌us.‌‌She‌‌was‌‌
 

willing‌‌to‌‌volunteer‌‌herself‌‌to‌‌completely‌‌change‌‌how‌‌she‌‌delivered‌‌instruction‌‌to‌‌students.‌‌This‌‌ 

also‌‌helped‌‌her‌‌develop‌‌a‌‌great‌‌attitude‌‌of‌‌being‌‌flexible‌‌and‌‌willing‌‌to‌‌learn‌‌new‌‌strategies‌‌and‌‌ 

technology‌‌programs.‌‌She‌‌became‌‌an‌‌expert‌‌with‌‌teaching‌‌virtually,‌‌communicating‌‌with‌‌ 

students‌‌and‌‌their‌‌families,‌‌and‌‌persevered‌‌through‌‌a‌‌challenging‌‌time.‌‌Gina‌‌has‌‌taken‌‌her‌‌
 

experience‌‌and‌‌knowledge‌‌and‌‌adapted‌‌her‌‌in-person‌‌classroom‌‌to‌‌provide‌‌true‌‌differentiation‌‌ 

for‌‌her‌‌students.‌‌Her‌‌willingness‌‌to‌‌be‌‌flexible‌‌in‌‌any‌‌type‌‌of‌‌learning‌‌environment‌‌is‌‌why‌‌I‌‌think‌‌ 

she‌‌is‌‌a‌‌great‌‌fit‌‌for‌‌Teacher‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Year.‌  ‌
As‌‌a‌‌Digital‌‌Learning‌‌Coach,‌‌I‌‌have‌‌observed‌‌and‌‌co-taught‌‌with‌‌Gina‌‌on‌‌numerous‌‌occasions.‌ ‌I ‌‌

cannot‌‌speak‌‌more‌‌highly‌‌of‌‌the‌‌outstanding‌‌instructional‌‌qualities‌‌she‌‌emits.‌‌She‌‌is‌‌always‌‌ 

willing‌‌to‌‌try‌‌new‌‌resources‌‌and‌‌modify‌‌previous‌‌ones‌‌to‌‌meet‌‌the‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌her‌‌students.‌‌If‌‌she‌‌is‌‌
 

not‌‌an‌‌expert‌‌using‌‌a‌‌new‌‌tool‌‌of‌‌instruction,‌‌she‌‌reaches‌‌out‌‌to‌‌someone‌‌in‌‌our‌‌district‌‌that‌‌has‌‌
 

the‌‌knowledge‌‌and‌‌expertise‌‌so‌‌she‌‌can‌‌use‌‌new‌‌resources‌‌effectively‌‌in‌‌her‌‌classroom.‌‌Her‌‌ 

belief‌‌as‌‌a‌‌lifelong‌‌learner‌‌is‌‌modeled‌‌well‌‌for‌‌her‌‌students‌‌to‌‌do‌‌the‌‌same.‌‌An‌‌example‌‌of‌‌this‌‌
 

was‌‌when‌‌we‌‌had‌‌to‌‌switch‌‌back‌‌to‌‌NTI‌‌for‌‌a‌‌few‌‌days‌‌this‌‌year‌‌she‌‌reached‌‌out‌‌to‌‌me‌‌to‌‌make‌‌ 

sure‌‌all‌‌of‌‌her‌‌Google‌‌Meet‌‌settings‌‌were‌‌in‌‌working‌‌order‌‌so‌‌the‌‌virtual‌‌class‌‌could‌‌run‌‌
 

smoothly.‌‌She‌‌had‌‌two‌‌monitors‌‌setup‌‌in‌‌her‌‌classroom‌‌to‌‌interact‌‌with‌‌students‌‌with‌‌ease!‌‌All‌‌
 

she‌‌does‌‌is‌‌go‌‌above‌‌and‌‌beyond‌‌to‌‌ensure‌‌high‌‌quality‌‌learning‌‌is‌‌obtainable‌‌in‌‌all‌‌
 

environments.‌‌Her‌‌classroom‌‌(whether‌‌in-person‌‌or‌‌virtual)‌‌is‌‌a‌‌safe‌‌and‌‌positive‌‌place‌‌for‌‌
 

students‌‌to‌‌struggle‌‌and‌‌achieve‌‌greatness.‌  ‌

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I‌‌know‌‌Gina‌‌to‌‌be‌‌dependable,‌‌hard-working,‌‌collaborative,‌‌and‌‌most‌‌of‌‌all‌‌her‌‌generations‌‌of‌‌
 

students‌‌love‌‌having‌‌her‌‌as‌‌their‌‌teacher.‌‌She‌‌demonstrates‌‌flexibility‌‌and‌‌is‌‌willing‌‌to‌‌try‌‌ 

anything‌‌to‌‌get‌‌a‌‌student‌‌to‌‌learn‌‌what‌‌they‌‌need‌‌to‌‌be‌‌successful.‌‌I‌‌can‌‌confidently‌‌recommend‌‌ 

Gina‌‌Weber‌‌is‌‌more‌‌than‌‌deserving‌‌of‌‌Teacher‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Year‌‌for‌‌all‌‌of‌‌Bullitt‌‌County‌‌Public‌‌
 

Schools‌‌and‌‌beyond.‌‌   ‌

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Sincerely,‌‌   ‌
Andrew‌P
‌ aige‌  ‌
Digital‌‌Learning‌‌Coach,‌‌BCPS‌  ‌