The
Referral Service begins following the completion of the Advisory
Service and includes:
• further
discussion of the details of the process and subsequent
course of action.
• planning
for interviews, visiting days, playdays, testing. Recommendations
and essays are discussed.
• coordination
of appropriate teacher recommendations. A form
is given to each teacher recommending the student. This form is
completed as thoroughly as possible and returned directly to me.
It is therefore not necessary
for forms from each school to be filled out separately. This simplifies
the recommendation process significantly for teachers who are
often asked to complete multiple forms for several students. The
teacher appreciates the request to write one thoughtful recommendation.
(This procedure may be altered depending on the variety of schools
being considered.) All recommendations
remain confidential and are shared only with schools to which
the student has applied. I am not at liberty to discuss contents
of teacher recommendations with the student or parents.
