2024 ALEP Candidate Letter of Reference Question Title * 1. Please provide the name of ALEP candidate you are recommending. OK Question Title * 2. Please provide the following information. Name Organization Title City/Town State/Province Country Email Address Phone Number OK Question Title * 3. How long have you known the candidate? OK Question Title * 4. Please describe how you know the candidate. OK Question Title * 5. Please identify the core competencies which you wish to address in your recommendation of the candidate. Educational Visioning: Exhibits an understanding of best and next practicesrelated to educational leadership, programming, teaching, learning,planning and facility design – establishing credibility with educators,community members and design professionals while being able to conceiveand lead a visioning process. Demonstrates the ability to articulate theimpact of learning environments on teaching and learning and uses thatability to facilitate a dialogue to uncover the unique needs and long rangegoals of an educational institution and its stakeholders – translating thatinto an actionable written/graphic program of requirements for thedesigner. Community Engagement: Leads community-wide research processesthrough group facilitation, strategic conversations, qualitative andquantitative surveys, along with board and administrative workshops todiscover, articulate and communicate a community-based foundationalvision that will form the basis of a plan for the design of learningenvironments. Demonstrates the skill to resolve stakeholder issues whileembedding a community's unique vision into the vision for its schools. Educational Facility Pre-Design Planning: Manages a master planningprocess that combines educational planning, facilities assessment andutilization, demographic research, capital planning and educationalspecifications with a community-based vision to establish a plan forlearning environments. This includes the ability to translate existing oraspirational instructional models to specific programming and spatialrelationships. Design of Educational Facilities: Acts as a resource to the design team inproviding ongoing guidance and support to ensure that the emerging andultimate design aligns with the established community vision, educationgoals, future programming, written design standards, best/next practicesand education policy. Educational Facility Implementation, Project Management/ProjectDelivery: Has a working understanding of how the following areas impactthe facility program: regulations and policies; project deliverymethodologies; scheduling; preventative maintenance; life-cycle planning;and systems commissioning. Assessment of the School Facility: The ability to objectively evaluate alearning environment post-occupancy and utilize that data to improvefuture projects. Implements a plan for educational commissioning thatprovides guidance on how to use and maximize the learning environmentto meet the foundational vision established in the planning phase. Ethics/Professionalism: Provides leadership and stewardship for theresponsible investment of public and private funding into school facilities –while being a known advocate for the importance of the learningenvironment on a child’s future. They lead and have a record of leadingtransparent processes that help communities find common ground indeveloping solutions to complex and sensitive issues – advocating for longterm solutions that address the needs of all children and stakeholdersincluding under-served groups. OK Question Title * 6. Please provide specifics of how the candidate addressed one of the core competencies listed above. OK Question Title * 7. Please provide specifics of how the candidate addressed one of the core competencies listed above. OK Question Title * 8. Please identify the core competencies which you wish to address in your recommendation of the candidate. Educational Visioning: Exhibits an understanding of best and next practicesrelated to educational leadership, programming, teaching, learning,planning and facility design – establishing credibility with educators,community members and design professionals while being able to conceiveand lead a visioning process. Demonstrates the ability to articulate theimpact of learning environments on teaching and learning and uses thatability to facilitate a dialogue to uncover the unique needs and long rangegoals of an educational institution and its stakeholders – translating thatinto an actionable written/graphic program of requirements for thedesigner. Community Engagement: Leads community-wide research processesthrough group facilitation, strategic conversations, qualitative andquantitative surveys, along with board and administrative workshops todiscover, articulate and communicate a community-based foundationalvision that will form the basis of a plan for the design of learningenvironments. Demonstrates the skill to resolve stakeholder issues whileembedding a community's unique vision into the vision for its schools. Educational Facility Pre-Design Planning: Manages a master planningprocess that combines educational planning, facilities assessment andutilization, demographic research, capital planning and educationalspecifications with a community-based vision to establish a plan forlearning environments. This includes the ability to translate existing oraspirational instructional models to specific programming and spatialrelationships. Design of Educational Facilities: Acts as a resource to the design team inproviding ongoing guidance and support to ensure that the emerging andultimate design aligns with the established community vision, educationgoals, future programming, written design standards, best/next practicesand education policy. Educational Facility Implementation, Project Management/ProjectDelivery: Has a working understanding of how the following areas impactthe facility program: regulations and policies; project deliverymethodologies; scheduling; preventative maintenance; life-cycle planning;and systems commissioning. Assessment of the School Facility: The ability to objectively evaluate alearning environment post-occupancy and utilize that data to improvefuture projects. Implements a plan for educational commissioning thatprovides guidance on how to use and maximize the learning environmentto meet the foundational vision established in the planning phase. Ethics/Professionalism: Provides leadership and stewardship for theresponsible investment of public and private funding into school facilities –while being a known advocate for the importance of the learningenvironment on a child’s future. They lead and have a record of leadingtransparent processes that help communities find common ground indeveloping solutions to complex and sensitive issues – advocating for longterm solutions that address the needs of all children and stakeholdersincluding under-served groups. OK Question Title * 9. Please provide specifics of how the candidate addressed one of the core competencies listed above. OK Question Title * 10. Please provide any additional information about the candidate that you would like to include. OK DONE