April 27, 2017 To Whom It May Concern, As the English Language Learner Program Coordinator at Ka'ala Elementary, | am writing in support of Ms. Jayden Yonekura who is applying for a teaching position at your school. Ms, Yonekura worked as a part-time teacher in the English Language Learner (ELL) Program at Ka‘ala Elementary during the 2016 fall semester-—-August 1, 2016 through December 21, 2016. The position required Ms. Yonekura to become certified in administering the WIDA W-APT English language proficiency placement assessment as well as assess those learners needing to be tested. Upon successful certification, Ms. Yonekura organized all pertinent materials and student data, and completed the assessments of 31 incoming kindergarteners. Once learners were identified, Ms, Yonekura met with homeroom teachers and effectively scheduled kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 classrooms for ELL program support services. She also identified learners who demonstrated the greatest needs, and successfully scheduled individual /small group pull-out services. In addition to her effective work with her assigned ELLs, what impressed me about Ms. Yonekura was her complete and genuine willingness to learn as much as she could to optimize the level of academic progress her students could achieve. Ms. Yonekura always sought input and/or direction that would help her provide targeted, meaningful lessons. She took ownership and initiative to seek out additional materials that could possibly have greater instructional impact, and even utilized and donated personally owned phonics sets she had used with her daughter. In my opinion, Ms. Yonekura would be a valuable addition to any school faculty. She possesses a positive attitude, motivation to ensure the greatest possible growth in students, and a willingness to work with others in order to achieve maximum results. Sincerely, Michelle Mirafuentes ELL Program Coordinator/Teacher Ka’ala Elementary School