Caster 932 29th Street West Des Moines, IA 50265 515-225-2016 cjeanjerry@aol.com December 2, 2013 To Whom It May Concern:
Re: Richard Williams
It
is
a
pleasure
to
write
a
letter
of
recommendation
for
Richard.
I
was
his
student
teaching
supervisor
at
Drake
University.
Prior
to
working
with
student
teachers,
I
was
a
special
education
supervisor
for
the
Des
Moines
Schools,
and
later
principal
of
Smouse
and
Ruby
Van
Meter
Schools.
Richard
did
his
student
teaching
in
two
different
elementary
schools
in
Des
Moines.
One
placement
was
a
second
grade
classroom
at
Phillips
Traditional
School
and
the
other
was
in
a
special
education
resource
program
at
Willard
Elementary
School.
Both
schools
served
lower
SES
students
and
were
ethnically
diverse.
He
connected
well
with
the
students
and
staff
in
both
schools
and
demonstrated
good
teaching
skills.
It
is
a
pleasure
to
recommend
Richard
to
you
as
a
teacher.
During
student
teaching
he
demonstrated
good
skills
in
planning
and
implementation
of
lessons.
He
always
made
an
effort
to
design
activities
that
engaged
the
students,
and,
he
focused
on
their
involvement
and
success
as
he
evaluated
his
lessons.
He
had
the
opportunity
to
be
involved
in
the
writing
of
IEPs
and
progress
monitoring,
and
he
had
the
chance
to
see
it
from
both
the
general
education
and
special
education
points
of
view.
The
second
grade
placement
gave
Richard
the
opportunity
to
develop
skills
on
organizing
for
group
instruction
and
classroom
management.
The
special
education
placement
gave
him
opportunity
to
provide
intensive
academic
skill
development
to
small
groups
of
students.
Richard
is
a
non-traditional
student.
He
has
finished
his
first
career
in
the
air
force
and
will
bring
language
skills
and
understanding
of
different
cultures
to
the
classroom.
In
addition,
he
has
gained
knowledge
through
working
with
children
by
being
a
parent
and
volunteering
in
scouts
and
church
youth
programs.
I
found
Richard
to
be
very
hardworking
and
focused
on
the
students
and
very
eager
to
get
feedback.
I
think
he
will
be
very
successful
as
a
teacher
and
will
contribute
in
many
different
ways
in
the
school
in
which
he
teaches.
Please
feel
free
to
contact
me
if
you
have
questions.
Sincerely,
Jerry A. Caster Jerry
A.
Caster,
Supervisor
of
Student
Teaching
Drake
University