MS Math 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.

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Student Name *

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Middle

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Student's Entry Grade Level *

Teacher's Name *

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Middle

Last

Position *

School *

How long have you known this student? *

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

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Phone *

Email *

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Classroom Habits *

	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement	Area of Concern
Interaction with peers	ExcellentInteraction with peers Excellent	GoodInteraction with peers Good	SatisfactoryInteraction with peers Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementInteraction with peers Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernInteraction with peers Area of Concern
Interaction with adults	ExcellentInteraction with adults Excellent	GoodInteraction with adults Good	SatisfactoryInteraction with adults Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementInteraction with adults Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernInteraction with adults Area of Concern
Consideration of others	ExcellentConsideration of others Excellent	GoodConsideration of others Good	SatisfactoryConsideration of others Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementConsideration of others Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernConsideration of others Area of Concern
Responsibility	ExcellentResponsibility Excellent	GoodResponsibility Good	SatisfactoryResponsibility Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementResponsibility Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernResponsibility Area of Concern
Leadership	ExcellentLeadership Excellent	GoodLeadership Good	SatisfactoryLeadership Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementLeadership Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernLeadership Area of Concern
Cooperation	ExcellentCooperation Excellent	GoodCooperation Good	SatisfactoryCooperation Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementCooperation Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernCooperation Area of Concern
Self-Direction	ExcellentSelf-Direction Excellent	GoodSelf-Direction Good	SatisfactorySelf-Direction Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementSelf-Direction Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernSelf-Direction Area of Concern
Asks for help when needed	ExcellentAsks for help when needed Excellent	GoodAsks for help when needed Good	SatisfactoryAsks for help when needed Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementAsks for help when needed Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernAsks for help when needed Area of Concern
Curiosity	ExcellentCuriosity Excellent	GoodCuriosity Good	SatisfactoryCuriosity Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementCuriosity Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernCuriosity Area of Concern
Concentration	ExcellentConcentration Excellent	GoodConcentration Good	SatisfactoryConcentration Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementConcentration Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernConcentration Area of Concern
Attention	ExcellentAttention Excellent	GoodAttention Good	SatisfactoryAttention Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementAttention Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernAttention Area of Concern
Organization	ExcellentOrganization Excellent	GoodOrganization Good	SatisfactoryOrganization Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementOrganization Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernOrganization Area of Concern
Ability to work independently	ExcellentAbility to work independently Excellent	GoodAbility to work independently Good	SatisfactoryAbility to work independently Satisfactory	Needs ImprovementAbility to work independently Needs Improvement	Area of ConcernAbility 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
Knowledge of basic skills	Excellent (top 10% this year)Knowledge of basic skills Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above AverageKnowledge of basic skills Above Average	AverageKnowledge of basic skills Average	Below AverageKnowledge of basic skills Below Average	Area of ConcernKnowledge of basic skills Area of Concern	No Bases for JudgmentKnowledge of basic skills No Bases for Judgment
Accuracy in use of skills	Excellent (top 10% this year)Accuracy in use of skills Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above AverageAccuracy in use of skills Above Average	AverageAccuracy in use of skills Average	Below AverageAccuracy in use of skills Below Average	Area of ConcernAccuracy in use of skills Area of Concern	No Bases for JudgmentAccuracy in use of skills No Bases for Judgment
Problem Solving Ability	Excellent (top 10% this year)Problem Solving Ability Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above AverageProblem Solving Ability Above Average	AverageProblem Solving Ability Average	Below AverageProblem Solving Ability Below Average	Area of ConcernProblem Solving Ability Area of Concern	No Bases for JudgmentProblem Solving Ability No Bases for Judgment
Reasoning Ability	Excellent (top 10% this year)Reasoning Ability Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above AverageReasoning Ability Above Average	AverageReasoning Ability Average	Below AverageReasoning Ability Below Average	Area of ConcernReasoning Ability Area of Concern	No Bases for JudgmentReasoning Ability No Bases for Judgment
Writing/Composition	Excellent (top 10% this year)Writing/Composition Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above AverageWriting/Composition Above Average	AverageWriting/Composition Average	Below AverageWriting/Composition Below Average	Area of ConcernWriting/Composition Area of Concern	No Bases for JudgmentWriting/Composition No Bases for Judgment
Understanding of underlying concepts	Excellent (top 10% this year)Understanding of underlying concepts Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above AverageUnderstanding of underlying concepts Above Average	AverageUnderstanding of underlying concepts Average	Below AverageUnderstanding of underlying concepts Below Average	Area of ConcernUnderstanding of underlying concepts Area of Concern	No Bases for JudgmentUnderstanding of underlying concepts No Bases for Judgment
Willingness to accept challenge of more difficult problems or work	Excellent (top 10% this year)Willingness to accept challenge of more difficult problems or work Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above AverageWillingness to accept challenge of more difficult problems or work Above Average	AverageWillingness to accept challenge of more difficult problems or work Average	Below AverageWillingness to accept challenge of more difficult problems or work Below Average	Area of ConcernWillingness to accept challenge of more difficult problems or work Area of Concern	No Bases for JudgmentWillingness to accept challenge of more difficult problems or work No Bases for Judgment
Command of mathematics	Excellent (top 10% this year)Command of mathematics Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above AverageCommand of mathematics Above Average	AverageCommand of mathematics Average	Below AverageCommand of mathematics Below Average	Area of ConcernCommand of mathematics Area of Concern	No Bases for JudgmentCommand of mathematics No Bases for Judgment
Effort	Excellent (top 10% this year)Effort Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above AverageEffort Above Average	AverageEffort Average	Below AverageEffort Below Average	Area of ConcernEffort Area of Concern	No Bases for JudgmentEffort No Bases for Judgment
Overall Performance	Excellent (top 10% this year)Overall Performance Excellent (top 10% this year)	Above AverageOverall Performance Above Average	AverageOverall Performance Average	Below AverageOverall Performance Below Average	Area of ConcernOverall Performance Area of Concern	No Bases for JudgmentOverall Performance No Bases for Judgment

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? *

This student is enrolled in *

Arithmetic
Pre-Algebra
Algebra
Other

Section level of course: *

Remedial
Regular
Advanced
Mixed-ability

Textbook(s): *

Suggested Math placement for next year: *

Pre-Algebra
Second Choice
Third Choice

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