8/12/2019 Mindi McCoy Reference Letter

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2013-2014 Academic year

To Whom It May Concern:

Sarah Skidmore very successfully completed her first 7 week student teaching placement in myelementary Art classroom from January 27thto March 13th2014. There are approximately 450students enrolled at Perkins from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. Each grade level,Kindergarten through 5th, is divided into three sections and each section attends a 50 minute Artclass on a three day rotation. Individual class sizes can vary from 20 to 29 students whorepresent a variety of educational skills, talents, and needs.

Ms. Skidmore had been responsible for planning, preparing, teaching and assessing Art lessonsfor the three different sections per grade in a K-5 Art classroom. She was also responsible forsupervision of students at lunch duty and bus duty daily. During her student teachingexperience, Ms. Skidmore planned and implemented project units, modeled the daily activities,prepared Artist of the Month displays, and assessed completed projects using an establishedrubric. She had successfully demonstrated awareness of different learning styles and adjustedassignments to meet the varied needs of the students. Her lessons were well prepared andimplemented using the DMPS curriculum maps for Art. Ms. Skidmore also followed theestablished classroom management procedures for my classroom very consistently.

Ms. Skidmore not only participated in building and district level professional developmentsessions during this student teaching placement, she worked with the students after school in

Art Club and attended the district art show and two nights of parent teacher conferences.

Ms. Skidmore possesses a positive and enthusiastic personality, as well as a strong and diverseart background. She is knowledgeable, talented, and demonstrates respect and concern forstudents. She was very professional in her dealings with the students, staff, and communityduring her placement at Perkins. She asked appropriate questions and continually strives togrow as a professional art educator. I am very confident she will continue to develop into ahighly effective teacher and that she will be a strong asset to any art department and buildingthat she works within.

I highly recommend Sarah Skidmore for a teaching position without reservation. If you have anyquestions or need further information, please feel free to contact me atmindi.mccoy@dmschools.org or (515) 778-6038.

Ms. Skidmore has my permission to email or to make photocopies of this letter.

Sincerely,

Mindi McCoyK-5 Art, Perkins Elementary

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