Ridge Elementary School 910 Thvee Chopt Road envio, VA 23289-4653, Sine night toachieve fox 808-9733754 ‘The support to succeed. Jamuaey 27, 2017 To Whom i May Conzern: {am delighted to write this ltr of recommendation for Ms. Mary Beth Nea as she pursues a fll lime teaching position in your school division. Its my good fortune to have been able to work wih Ms. Neal fortwo yearsas her Associate Principal First, fet me Dein by saying its an honor owe this eter for Ms. Neal She isn exceptional teacher and an asst to our elementary schoo and third ‘fade team. Although she was only in er second year of aching when she was with us se weal ‘of knowledge and innvative teaching stateges stat fa Seasoned teacher Ms. Neal s knowledgable and centive. She has mich tenth within er teaching, but one that stands out is her thoragh planing ad the way she executes meaning differentted lessons for her students and hee cverseleamingneods. She creates lesson plas that engage the hire with ‘ands-on activites and higher evel thinking skills, Even wih the added challenge tha Ridge has of ‘having approximately 40% of our sudens as English Language Learners, Ms, Nel also exces. She scceps his challenge wholeheartedly working t Find ways o mee the nee of al of her students, ‘Additionally, Ms, Neal conines to amaze me with the 21" centrycomplenty of the leone she ‘schieves with very yung children and how flaslessly the unfold: Ms. Neal thinks quickly on her Tet is able 1o adjust her eaching ile and approach othe needs of children and achieve results as she showed on her high stakes Standards of Leuming assesses Ms. Neal's classroom management and iepline sills ar also distinguished. She works to build trusting relationships wth her stents, seting her expectations fom the fst day. She els high expectations both academically and behviorlly for al her students and tyes this challenge She instills in her studens the Sense o ride in themselves and thei work. Tivough established routines and suture, Ms, Neal over rot an office referal fora student discipline problem, "Ms, Neal uses bth femal and informal assessment to drive he istucion. She wes pre-asessment data to plan her nsrocon in order t diferente he lessons and 1 est each har siadents soe oF which are Level 2 English Language Learners. Ms, Neal's siden intrctonl reading level range from fist rade to beyond eighth grade. Some teachers would se this as only a challenge: however, Ms. Neal ilizs these levels by having student pair and share teaching. She plans Tyner smal group reading to mee all nes along with having diferente math centers and teacher small group each ‘day. Her students ae sucess in thee learning and they all made sigiieant gins on their Founis ‘and Pingel eading assessment Frm Seplember duc to Ms, Neal's powerful reading ration, In conelusion. Ms Nel pasesses an amiable repertoire for eaching. 1 feel completely confident in recommending hrf ou for hire. Although Ridge suffered a great Iss with her leave, she wll tly ‘bean ase to any school n ood of highly qualified and dedicated teacher. you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me a (804) 673-3745 Sincerely, ise 2 Principal Ridge Elementary Schoo! ‘Angus Opportaniy Employer = tencosookus