Student Services Update: November 24-December 1 2017

TEACHER  COLLEGE RECOMMENDATIONS HELPFUL TIPS AND GUIDELINES:

The teacher letter of recommendation should focus on the student’s personality, academic performance, contributions etc. within your classroom.  it is okay to mention some extracurricular activities, but the focus should be on your direct observation of the student in your classroom. The reader is trying to get a sense of the type of learner the student is and his/her contributions to the academic and social milieu. Here are some writing tips and guidelines for the format of the letter.

Please use electronic letterhead and format to write your letter (see attached).

FOR UK RECOMMENDATIONS: As the purpose of the UCAS reference is very different from the US   Students applying to the UK are listed on this Document. Please add academic anecdotes that we can use in the UCAS reference.  The UCAS reference  will possibly include content from another subject teacher and/or counselor.

What to include

• The context of the student performance in your classroom compared to other students.
• Their academic performance and their potential for success in higher education.
• Why they’re suited to their chosen subject and career path, plus their attitude, motivation and commitment.
• Skills and qualities like aptitude and enthusiasm, plus current or past achievements that will help with their chosen subject area.
• Achievements, work experience, and extracurricular activities that relate to their chosen course(s).

To submit the letter of recommendation: 

1. Sign into Naviance (SSIS link-Faculty-Naviance)
   1. ACCOUNT: saigon
   2. USERNAME:
   3. PASSWORD: (ask one of us to reset password if you forget this information)
2. Click on “manage and complete the college recommendation”
3. Select the student you are submitting documents for
4. Click on “prepare forms”
5. Scroll down to teacher documents and select the drop down menu titled “add new document”
6. Upload your letter of recommendation to Naviance
7. Complete the Common Application teacher evaluation (For U.S.)

Once the letter of recommendation and Common Application are submitted the counselor will mark the recommendation as completed.

Please let us know if you have any questions or experience technical difficulty while trying to submit.

Up-date Predicted Grades in Power school if needed-We continue to refer back to these grades for university applications.