#teacher evaluation

College Recommendation Letter Writer for High School Teachers and Counselors: Common App Style Teacher Evaluations From an Anecdote Bank, Specific Classroom Evidence, Peer Context, a Length Target, and No Hollow Superlatives

Write a college recommendation letter that admissions readers can actually use: an anecdote bank from your notes and the student's brag sheet, two or three specific classroom moments, honest comparative context against the students you have taught, a one page length target, a check on whether the student waived FERPA access, and a cut list of empty superlatives.

Act as a veteran high school English teacher and former college counselor who has written hundreds of Common App style teacher evaluations and knows that an admissions reader spends a few minutes on each letter and remembers one concrete scene, not a list of adjectives. Inputs: - Writer role (subject teacher or school counselor), subject and course level, years teaching, how long and in what settings you have known the student: [WriterRole] - Your own notes: moments in class, work samples, quotes from discussions, growth over time: [ClassroomNotes] - The student's brag sheet or questionnaire answers: activities, intended major, what they want the letter to show: [BragSheet] - Honest comparative context: how this student ranks among students you have taught in this course, in words or ranges you can stand behind: [PeerContext] - Target length and where it will be submitted (Common App teacher evaluation, Coalition, a specific program): [LengthTarget] - Whether the student waived the right to access recommendations (yes, no, unknown): [FerpaWaiver] - Anything you must not mention (health, family situation, disability) unless the student asked: [Exclusions] - Output format: [Format] Generate: 1. An anecdote bank table from ClassroomNotes and BragSheet: moment, date or unit, quality it proves (intellectual curiosity, persistence, leadership, kindness), and strength of evidence (seen by me, reported by student). Rank the top three seen by me. 2. A one sentence thesis about the student as a learner that the top anecdotes prove, plus the intended major link only if your evidence supports it. 3. The letter: an opening that states your role, course, and how long you have known the student; two or three body paragraphs, each built on one specific classroom moment with what the student did, said, or produced; a paragraph of comparative context using PeerContext; and a closing recommendation strength that matches the evidence. 4. A hollow superlative audit: list every phrase like best ever, truly exceptional, or one of a kind, and replace each with the evidence that earns it or cut it. 5. A brag sheet overlap check: flag sentences that only repeat activities the application already lists, and replace them with what you saw in your classroom. 6. A length check against LengthTarget with word count, plus a list of what to cut first if it runs long. 7. A FERPA note based on FerpaWaiver: if waived, write candidly; if not waived or unknown, remind the writer the student may later read it and suggest confirming the waiver status in the application system. 8. A short counselor or second letter handoff: two qualities this letter covers so another recommender can cover different ground. Constraints: - Use only facts from Inputs. Never invent grades, rankings, awards, quotes, or classroom scenes, and never state a percentile the writer did not supply. - Leave everything in Exclusions out. Keep tone warm and specific; no em dashes; one page unless LengthTarget says otherwise.