The Career Portfolio Workbook

220 Part I: Building, Using, and Maintaining Your Career Portfolio

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Desk of Joseph Alcazino

Principal

Brown Avenue Elementary School

May 25, 2002

Dear Karen,

This letter is long overdue. I want to thank you for encouraging me to consider adding an advisory

period to the curriculum. It has been a fantastic success. I have documented evidence that discipline

referrals are less than last year, test scores have improved and absenteeism has dropped. The school

climate is much more relaxed and our students have a strong motivation to perform well.

Most importantly, because of the advisory period, we were able to intercede in a near disaster in our

school. It was during an advisory that we learned of the drug dealers trying to find a willing student

to infiltrate our school. I am certain that the group that came forward did so because of the

relationships we have developed with our students because of advisory.

Keep up the good work, Karen.

Sincerely,

Joe

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