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Institutional Support & Reference (ISRF) Form

Teaching Excellence & Achievement (TEA) Program 2023-24

Institutional Support & Reference Form (ISRF) serves as an integral part of the TEA
application process, aiming to provide valuable insights into the applicant's character,
qualifications, abilities, and past performance. This form validates the support of
institution for the applicant to avail the opportunity, and return back to Pakistan to
continue his/her job.

Teaching Excellence & Achievement (TEA) Program: The Teaching Excellence &
Achievement (TEA) Program provides outstanding in-service Pakistani secondary school
teachers of English Language with a six-week professional development training at a
university in the United States. The selected teachers are taken to the U.S. on an
academic exchange program to further develop expertise in their subject area, enhance
their teaching skills and English proficiency, and increase their knowledge about the
United States. Upon their return to Pakistan, they are eligible to apply for TEA Small
Grants and become members of the Pak U.S. Alumni Network. The program is fully
sponsored by the Regional English Language Office (RELO) at the U.S. Embassy in
Islamabad.

To be filled by the Applicant

All fields are mandatory

Applicant Name:

Applicant’s Contact no.: Email:

Name of Educational Institution:

Address of Educational Institution:

Name of the Supervisor (Principal/HOD/DEO):

To be filled by the Supervisor

All fields are mandatory

Name: Designation:
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Name of Educational Institution:

Contact no.: Email:

Relationship to the Applicant:

1. How long have you known the applicant?

Less than 1 year 2 years 3 years More than 3 years

2. How long has the applicant been employed at your school?

3. Which grade levels applicant is teaching English at your institution?

List all:

4. How effectively does the applicant manage the English Language

classroom?

Outstanding Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

5. Please evaluate the applicant's leadership potential.

Strong leader with Capable leader but Demonstrates some Limited leadership
a natural ability to may require further leadership traits but potential
motivate others development needs improvement

I hereby declare that our institution harbors no objection towards this teacher’s
application for the Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program — a program
funded by the United States Department of State and implemented by Vision-Building
Future. In the event of his or her selection, we assure our unreserved support during
their six-week professional exchange to the United States.

We duly acknowledge the significance of this program in fostering progressive and

professional development for Pakistani educators. We, therefore, commit ourselves to
fully cooperate with the program's management, and are prepared to provide any
specific information necessary about the applying teacher, throughout the evaluation
process.

Ms. /Mr. ____________________________________ will be granted leave with/

without pay for the duration of the program and will strictly uphold their position at our
school upon their return.
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Name of Supervisor:

Signature (must be hand-signed):

Seal of Educational Institution: Date: