Asheboro Teachers Achieve National Board
Asheboro Teachers Achieve National Board Certification®
Local Teacher Meets Nation’s Highest Teaching Standards
(Asheboro, N.C.)—The teacher quality movement in Asheboro City Schools has taken a major step forward following today’s announcement by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS®) that the following teachers have achieved National Board Certification in 2007:
- Michael Fleming, Asheboro High School, technology teacher.
- Rita Dougan, Asheboro High School, health occupations teacher.
- Nicole Smith, South Asheboro Middle School, media specialist.
- Christa Hartman, Lindley Park, guidance counselor.
More than 60,000 of some of the most effective teachers in the country have demonstrated that they meet the highest teaching standards by becoming National Board certified.
“Like board-certified doctors and accountants, teachers who achieve National Board Certification have met rigorous criteria through intensive study, expert evaluation, self-assessment and peer review,” said NBPTS President and CEO Joseph A. Aguerrebere. “Research demonstrates that National Board Certified Teachers consistently outperform their peers in knowledge of subject matter and ability to create challenging and engaging lessons.”
National Board Certification is a voluntary assessment program designed to recognize and reward great teachers—and make them better. While state licensing systems set basic requirements to teach in each state, National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT®s) have successfully demonstrated advanced teaching knowledge, skills and practices. Certification is achieved through a rigorous, performance-based assessment that typically takes one to three years to complete. Overall, the first-year achievement rate is about 40 percent, culminating in an achievement rate of approximately 65 percent by the end of the third year.
As part of the process, teachers build a portfolio that includes student work samples, assignments, videotapes and a thorough analysis of their classroom teaching. Additionally, teachers are assessed on their knowledge of the subjects they teach.
“National Board Certification is part of a growing national movement that advances education reform. It’s a movement that improves teaching, advances student learning and makes schools better,” said former Georgia Governor Roy E. Barnes, chair of the NBPTS Board of Directors. “National Board Certified Teachers like Karen Garr are leading the way in preparing America’s diverse student population with the skills it needs to compete in the 21st century.”
National Board Certified Teachers consistently receive top teaching honors while representing less than two percent of the nation’s teaching population. For example:
- Four of the last seven National Teacher of the Year recipients are NBCTs.
- Nearly a quarter of the 2007 State Teachers of the Year are NBCTs.
- Nearly one-third of the recipients of the 2006 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are NBCTs.
All 50 states, the District of Columbia and more than 700 local school districts recognize National Board Certification as a mark of distinction and excellence. These municipalities provide valuable incentives to keep our most accomplished teachers in the classroom.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2007, NBPTS continues to be the most thoroughly grounded, in research terms, of any assessment program in the teaching profession. “The vast majority of research indicates that National Board Certified Teachers make a significantly measurable impact on teacher performance as well as student learning, engagement and achievement,” said Aguerrebere. “Teachers who earn this advanced teaching credential have proven that they know their subject matter and can successfully teach it.”
For more information about NBPTS and National Board Certification, visit the NBPTS Web site at www.nbpts.org
About NBPTS
Created by educators and policymakers in 1987, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan and nongovernmental organization. NBPTS advances the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching; creating and administering National Board Certification, a voluntary system to certify teachers who meet those standards; and integrating certified teachers into educational reform efforts. Today, more than 60,000 National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) are making a positive difference in the lives of students across the nation.
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