Dear Colleague:
The named individual has applied for a counselor’s position with the Governor’s School for the Arts. This position involves working with gifted and talented high school students. The duties include living with and supervising students in the dormitories, helping with student adjustment and discipline, and assisting faculty with the students. A successful counselor must be a mature, sensitive, and very responsible person who can both establish rapport and maintain a position of leadership and authority with teenagers. He/she is one who can communicate effectively with faculty and students, who will work hard and maintain a positive attitude even in some stressful situations. He/she also may be depended upon absolutely to enforce school rules and regulations designed to create a healthy, safe, and positive learning environment for gifted and talented adolescents. Your recommendation is extremely important to us in assessing the potential of applicants. Please give your best judgments by rating the applicant in the categories below: