Cover Letter

Introduction

Administrators view your cover letter as an indication of your enthusiasm for teaching and of your ability to communicate. The best cover letters come alive - that is, they convey something of your personality in a way that your resume generally will not. Cover letters present the opportunity for you to do several things:

Demonstrate that you are interested in a school or district

Do a little research about that district and include a bit of what you find in your cover letter.

Highlight your strengths

While your resume presents your background in chronological form, your cover letter offers you the opportunity to draw your readers' attention to a couple of your main strengths (preferably as they relate to the expressed philosophy or needs of the distric).

The best cover letters use specifics to back up general statements. These specifics can reflect your unique experiences in the classroom and the strengths they represent:

The point is that your cover letter should emphasize your strengths as a teacher, which are most effectively demonstrated through positive, concrete examples.

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