po3242.02 - NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION
The School District of Jefferson has identified “Student Learning, and Achievement” as paramount to our purpose and goals.
Research has shown that other than the innate characteristics of the individual student the single most important factor in student learning is the teacher. Therefore, it is of importance that we place a high priority on programs or activities that assist teachers in becoming actively engaged in their own individual continuous quality improvement process. Although teachers engage yearly in staff development activities designed to assist them, other opportunities for individual self-improvement are equally important.
One such activity is the National Board Certification process. National Board Certification is a significant step in the career of an experienced teacher. Comparable to established accreditations in other professions, certification is a highly regarded process that acknowledges accomplished teachers as National Board Certified Teachers.
National Board Certification offers a way for teachers to take a new look at their teaching and engage in meaningful professional growth. National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) have met rigorous standards developed by experienced teachers and others in the teaching profession. Teachers who complete the National Board Certification process consistently rate it the best professional development experience of their careers.
The benefits of National Board Certification include:
- Improves teacher quality;
- Encourages accomplished teachers to remain in the classroom;
- Provides schools with a fair and rigorous means of identifying, recognizing, and rewarding accomplished teachers; and
- Provides an opportunity for schools to capitalize their investment in professional development.
National Board Certification emphasizes the importance to our nation’s future of identifying and supporting accomplished teachers. Knowledge, hard work, and effort should be recognized, honored, and rewarded. National Board Certification offers that opportunity.
The Jefferson Board of Education endorses National Board Certification and encourages District teachers to participate in the process.
School District of Jefferson