The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization governed by a 63-member board of directors whose goal is to improve student learning by strengthening teaching. The NBPTS has established high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. The NBPTS has developed a national, voluntary system to assess and certify teachers who meet these standards and to advance related education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification process takes a full school year to complete and requires intense self-reflection and analysis of one's practice. Those teachers who successfully complete the certification process meet high and rigorous standards, demonstrating excellence in teaching practices. The NBPTS certificate identifies and recognizes teachers who effectively enhance student learning and demonstrate the high level of knowledge, skills, abilities, and commitments reflected in the following five core propositions:
- Teachers are committed to students and their learning.
- Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.
- Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
- Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
- Teachers are members of learning communities.
The scholars who have earned the NBPTS certification are:
Maria Avila (2003) Middle Childhood/General
Cynthia Alcaraz (1995) Early Adolescence/Science
Sharon Anusewicz (2000) Early Childhood/General
Michael H. Boyle (1999) Early Adolescence/Science
Sharon Burnett (1993) Adolescence and Young Childhood/English
Niki Clausen-Grace (1996) Middle Childhood/General
Cynthia Cornell-Readon (2000) Middle Childhood/Generalist
Kim Czerniejewski (1996) Middle Childhood/General
Jane Fucito-Czumak (1994) Middle Childhood/Generalist
Virginia DaCosta (2001) Middle Childhood/General
Nadja Nicole DiFabio (2001) Early Childhood/General
Joann Dorries (1996) Middle Childhood/General
Valerie Evans (1998) Middle Childhood/General
Pam Ferrante (1994) Middle Childhood/Generalist
Amy Gael (2000) Middle Childhood/General
Clara Gill (2003) Early Adolescence/Science
Karen E. Gundal (1994) Middle Childhood/General
Debra Hoyle (1994) Early Adolescence Mathematics
Sharon Jackson (1994) Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Mathematics
Denise Johnson (1995) Middle Childhood/General
Cathy Landry (1994) Middle Childhood/General
Susan Lee (1999) Early Childhood/General
Susan Leeds (1999) Early Adolescence/General
Susan Maddox (1994) Middle Childhood/General
Mimi McClure (1999) Early Adolescence/Science
Anjani Mohabir (1996) Middle Childhood/General
Karen Robinson (1994) Middle Childhood/General
Jenny Rockwell (2000) Early Childhood/General
George Roy (2002) Early Adolescence/Mathematics
Brian Sackett (1994) Middle Childhood/Generalist
Mary Jane Sardo (1993) Middle Childhood/General
Sandee Smith (2000) Middle Childhood/Genearalist
Joyce Smolik (2003) Middle Childhood/Generalist
Connie Sutton (1994) Early Adolescence/Mathematics
Mary Tumbleson (2001) Middle Childhood/General
Julie Wilkinson (2004) Middle Childhood/General
Patricia Williams (1998) Early Adolescence/Science
The Lockheed Martin/UCF Academy faculty and staff congratulate these outstanding Scholars on their success! |
