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    This letter from Maryanne Thomas, Social Studies Chair at Middle College High School, recommends Justin Fletcher for his work as a student teacher. Ms. Thomas notes that Mr. Fletcher was an exemplary student who contributed greatly to the school. As a student teacher, he brings knowledge and professionalism to enrich the students' learning through thoughtful lessons and technology. Mr. Fletcher engages students through strategies like gamification and supports their social-emotional needs. During distance learning, he effectively structures online classes. Ms. Thomas expresses that Mr. Fletcher has the skills and passion to be an innovative and caring teacher.

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    Santa Ana Unified School District

    MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL


    National Blue Ribbon School Jerry Almendarez,
    Damon Voight, Principal Superintendent of Schools

    May 5, 2020

    To Whom It May Concern:

    With great pride, I would like to offer my insights on the character and teaching caliber of
    Justin Fletcher, my student teacher for World History at Middle College High School for the
    2019-2020 academic year. I have known Mr. Fletcher since he was my student in 9th and
    10th grade English at MCHS. He was a phenomenal student who exemplifies creativity,
    scholarliness, and leadership. He served as part of Student Body (ASB), School Site
    Council, ECO Club, KidSingers and several community service events. As a high school
    student, he contributed richly to the academic and social culture of MCHS to promote a
    positive learning environment. For his dedication, he earned the highly prized AVID
    scholarship, which helped pay for his undergraduate education.

    In his capacity as a student teacher, he brings his knowledge, integrity, and professionalism
    to continue enriching our students. I am impressed with his thoughtful lessons and use of
    technology to make World History vibrant and relevant to our students. Mr. Fletcher has
    done an exemplary job student teaching in World History. He began in August and will
    complete his student teaching in June; I am grateful for the experience of working with Mr.
    Fletcher.

    I value his dedication and commitment to excellence in his teaching. Using best practices, he
    engages the students by being observant and considerate of their learning modalities. For
    instance, he uses gamification strategies to make the Industrial Revolution exciting. He
    tailored Kahoot games with rich questions and modeled for the students how to create
    questions of their own to facilitate ownership of learning. For Jeopardy games, he actually
    bought response buttons so the students can have fun buzzing in while reviewing concepts in
    the chapters. I commend him for teaching the students how to formulate critical thinking
    questions using higher order thinking verbs. In addition, he incorporates academic
    conversations through Socratic Seminars, Philosophical Chairs, and panel discussions to
    encourage the students to view and question history from multiple perspectives. The
    students also appreciate working with Document Based Question (DBQs) projects as

    1530 West 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706-3398 (714) 953-3900

    BOARD OF EDUCATION
    Valerie Amezcua, President • Rigo Rodriguez, , Ph.D., Vice President
    Alfonso Alvarez, Ed.D, Clerk • John Palacio, Member
    formative assessments. Mr. Fletcher has command of teaching strategies and offers timely
    feedback to support student learning. The DBQs help the students become researchers and
    scholars through practicing writing persuasive responses with authentic cited sources.

    In addition to instructional scaffolding and differentiated learning, Mr. Fletcher also nurtures
    his students by being aware of their Social Emotional Learning needs. In fact, he takes a
    hands-on approach by reviewing student performance, connecting with students one-on-one
    in conferences, making home contacts when necessary, and sharing his concerns with
    counselors to get resources to the students. Creating a support system for these students
    empowered them to excel academically while promoting wellness.

    Furthermore, during this experience with COVID-19, Mr. Fletcher demonstrates his agility
    with technology and distance learning. He structures his Zoom classes effectively and
    engages the students with multimedia platforms like Flipgrid, Padlet, Screencast-o-matic,
    Google Forms, and other instructional tools to keep the students motivated and interested in
    learning during a difficult time. Mr. Fletcher conducts himself with professionalism in our
    faculty meetings and Zoom sessions; the faculty at MCHS respects his knowledge, ideas,
    and contributions to our problem solving sessions. In essence, he fits right in with the
    faculty, understands the mission at MCHS, and has the respect of all our faculty.

    Mr. Fletcher has all the requisite skills and qualities of an innovative, caring teacher who
    values education and has a passion for teaching. Throughout his teaching experience at
    MCHS, he exhibits depth of character, intellectual curiosity, kindness and compassion
    towards his students. Through leadership by example, he invites students to excel in their
    own studies while kindling a love for history. Unequivocally, Justin Fletcher is a teacher
    who has the heart and the drive to transform the lives of our students by investing his
    humanity to ensure their success. I know that he will be a valuable asset to any educational
    institution and respectfully offer my strongest recommendation with gratitude and love for
    his work at Middle College High School. If you have any questions, please feel free to
    contact me.

    Sincerely,

    Maryanne Thomas,

    Social Studies Chair

    1530 West 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706-3398 (714) 953-3900

    BOARD OF EDUCATION
    Valerie Amezcua, President • Rigo Rodriguez, , Ph.D., Vice President
    Alfonso Alvarez, Ed.D, Clerk • John Palacio, Member
    1530 West 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706-3398 (714) 953-3900

    BOARD OF EDUCATION
    Valerie Amezcua, President • Rigo Rodriguez, , Ph.D., Vice President
    Alfonso Alvarez, Ed.D, Clerk • John Palacio, Member

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