"Over the last two years you have helped H. in more ways than just her academics. With your patience and guidance, she has gone from being timid and shy to being confident and secure. You have set her up to succeed in first grade and well into the future. If my years working in the school district taught me anything it is that truly amazing teachers are hard to come by. I feel so blessed that H.'s first experience in a school was with the best teacher I have had the honor of meeting."