Beth
Beth
January26,2015
ToWhomItMayConcern:
ItgivesmegreatpleasuretorecommendElizabeth(Beth)Cookforemploymentasateacher
inGraniteSchoolDistrict.AstheonsiteInterncoachfortheUniversityofUtahinternsat
WoodrowWilsonElementary,IhaveworkedcloselywithBethsincelastsummerandhavebeen
abletoobserveherworkethic,abilities,anddedicationtotheeducationprofession.
Ms.CookisthekindofteacherIwouldhavelikedformyownchildrenandnowformy
grandchildrentohaveasateacher.IhavebeenimpressedwiththeknowledgeshehasoftheCore
Standards,butevenmorethanthat,theknowledgeshehasofherclassbothcollectivelyandas
individualstudents.Sheisconstantlylookingforwaystohelpstudentsachievebeyondwhatthey
thinktheycando.Oneexampleisastudentidentifiedforresourceclasseswhorefusedtoeventry
anythingintheregularclassroom.BecauseofthetimeandeffortsofMs.CookIhavewitnessed
thisstudentbegintoattemptgradelevelwork.Sheismuchmoreconfidentinherabilitiesasa
studentandasaperson.Thisprocesshasbeenrepeatedwithotherstudentsthatmanywould
considerdifficultstudentswithequalsuccess.
IntherecentDIBELSmiddleofyearassessment,herclassshowedexcellentgrowthoverall
and25%ofherstudentsincreasedtheircompositescoresby94118points.Mostimpressivetome,
ashercoach,wasthefactthatwhenwemetaboutthedatashehadalreadyidentifiedthestudents
whowereinneedofinterventionstoputthemontracktoimproveandshehadplannedwhatboth
sheandheraidewouldbedoingwiththosestudents.Hercommitmenttoexcellenceforherselfand
herstudentsisjustoneofthemanyqualitiesthatwillmakeheranexcellentfitforGraniteSchool
District.
Sincerely,
PamelaJohnson,NBCT
InternCoach
WoodrowWilsonElementary
Sincerely,
Pamela L Johnson
PamelaJohnson,NBCT
InternCoach
WoodrowWilsonElementary
Granite School District 2500 South State Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
(385) 646-5000 www.graniteschools.org