MS English Recommendation Request

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To the Teacher: Thank you for completing this form for your student; it is an important part of the application and will assist us greatly. We appreciate your candor.

If you have questions, please contact Elisa Boyles, Director of Admissions, at 505-438-8585 or admissions@santafeschool.org.

Parents and guardians will not have access to this confidential information.

Student Name *

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Middle

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Student's Entry Grade Level *

Teacher's Name *

First

Middle

Last

Position *

School *

How long have you known this student? *

In what grade(s) have you taught this student? *

Occasionally, we like to discuss an applicant with the teacher during the admissions process. What is the best way to contact you?

Phone *

Email *

Please check here if you would like us to contact you to discuss the applicant.

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Classroom Habits *

	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement	Area of Concern
Interaction with peers	Interaction with peers Excellent	Interaction with peers Good	Interaction with peers Satisfactory	Interaction with peers Needs Improvement	Interaction with peers Area of Concern
Interaction with adults	Interaction with adults Excellent	Interaction with adults Good	Interaction with adults Satisfactory	Interaction with adults Needs Improvement	Interaction with adults Area of Concern
Consideration of others	Consideration of others Excellent	Consideration of others Good	Consideration of others Satisfactory	Consideration of others Needs Improvement	Consideration of others Area of Concern
Responsibility	Responsibility Excellent	Responsibility Good	Responsibility Satisfactory	Responsibility Needs Improvement	Responsibility Area of Concern
Leadership	Leadership Excellent	Leadership Good	Leadership Satisfactory	Leadership Needs Improvement	Leadership Area of Concern
Cooperation	Cooperation Excellent	Cooperation Good	Cooperation Satisfactory	Cooperation Needs Improvement	Cooperation Area of Concern
Self-Direction	Self-Direction Excellent	Self-Direction Good	Self-Direction Satisfactory	Self-Direction Needs Improvement	Self-Direction Area of Concern
Asks for help when needed	Asks for help when needed Excellent	Asks for help when needed Good	Asks for help when needed Satisfactory	Asks for help when needed Needs Improvement	Asks for help when needed Area of Concern
Curiosity	Curiosity Excellent	Curiosity Good	Curiosity Satisfactory	Curiosity Needs Improvement	Curiosity Area of Concern
Attention	Attention Excellent	Attention Good	Attention Satisfactory	Attention Needs Improvement	Attention Area of Concern
Organization	Organization Excellent	Organization Good	Organization Satisfactory	Organization Needs Improvement	Organization Area of Concern
Ability to work independently	Ability to work independently Excellent	Ability to work independently Good	Ability to work independently Satisfactory	Ability to work independently Needs Improvement	Ability to work independently Area of Concern

Please select the points that represent your evaluation of the student's classroom habits, based on your expectations of students in your class.

Academic Habits *

	Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Area of Concern	No Bases for Judgment
Reading Comprehension	Reading Comprehension Excellent (top 10% this year)	Reading Comprehension Above Average	Reading Comprehension Average	Reading Comprehension Below Average	Reading Comprehension Area of Concern	Reading Comprehension No Bases for Judgment
Writing/Grammar	Writing/Grammar Excellent (top 10% this year)	Writing/Grammar Above Average	Writing/Grammar Average	Writing/Grammar Below Average	Writing/Grammar Area of Concern	Writing/Grammar No Bases for Judgment
Writing/Spelling	Writing/Spelling Excellent (top 10% this year)	Writing/Spelling Above Average	Writing/Spelling Average	Writing/Spelling Below Average	Writing/Spelling Area of Concern	Writing/Spelling No Bases for Judgment
Writing/Punctuation	Writing/Punctuation Excellent (top 10% this year)	Writing/Punctuation Above Average	Writing/Punctuation Average	Writing/Punctuation Below Average	Writing/Punctuation Area of Concern	Writing/Punctuation No Bases for Judgment
Writing/Composition	Writing/Composition Excellent (top 10% this year)	Writing/Composition Above Average	Writing/Composition Average	Writing/Composition Below Average	Writing/Composition Area of Concern	Writing/Composition No Bases for Judgment
Knowledge and usage of Vocabulary	Knowledge and usage of Vocabulary Excellent (top 10% this year)	Knowledge and usage of Vocabulary Above Average	Knowledge and usage of Vocabulary Average	Knowledge and usage of Vocabulary Below Average	Knowledge and usage of Vocabulary Area of Concern	Knowledge and usage of Vocabulary No Bases for Judgment
Ability to express ideas verbally	Ability to express ideas verbally Excellent (top 10% this year)	Ability to express ideas verbally Above Average	Ability to express ideas verbally Average	Ability to express ideas verbally Below Average	Ability to express ideas verbally Area of Concern	Ability to express ideas verbally No Bases for Judgment
Ability to express ideas in writing	Ability to express ideas in writing Excellent (top 10% this year)	Ability to express ideas in writing Above Average	Ability to express ideas in writing Average	Ability to express ideas in writing Below Average	Ability to express ideas in writing Area of Concern	Ability to express ideas in writing No Bases for Judgment
Overall Performance	Overall Performance Excellent (top 10% this year)	Overall Performance Above Average	Overall Performance Average	Overall Performance Below Average	Overall Performance Area of Concern	Overall Performance No Bases for Judgment

Please select the points that represent your evaluation of the student in comparison to other students of the same age group whom you have taught. If you have no fair basis for judgment, do not hesitate to say so.

Please answer the following questions.

1. Please compare this student’s academic achievement to their ability. *

2. Please comment on the student’s reading and writing skills. *

3. Have absences in any way affected the student’s classroom performance? *

4. Please comment on the student as a person. (Consider maturity, integrity, behavior, interactions with peers, work ethic, self-confidence) *

5. In what ways has the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) supported you as a teacher and the school? *

6. Has outside support been recommended for this child? Has this child received outside support? *

7. Briefly describe your course. It is especially helpful to know what texts are read/used. *

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