We send letters to the whole junior cohort the beginning of the spring term. We talk to the teachers and they collaborate on a brag sheet. Each teacher also states their requirements: samples of student work, one one one interview, the number of letters they are writing. I request students email teachers for a request for a recommendation letter and cc me.
For counselor recommendations there are junior conferences, students fill out brag sheet (a different one from the teacher). There is a follow up interview seeking clarification for anything written on the brag sheet. This way the counselor can write all of the letters a student needs; recommendation, third part letters for waivers, McKinney Vento letters for unaccompanied minors (this letter will be updated on September depending on housing situation). Counselors will start next week for students whose grades are finalized