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Originally
funded in 1999 by the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards, the National Board Resource Center was one
of five centers funded nationally for three years to assist teachers
in the region, especially teachers of color, to prepare for going
through the National Board Certification process. NB certification
is one of the highest levels of recognition that an experienced
classroom teacher can attain, and although thousands of teachers
have now been certified nationwide, very few teachers of color
have gone through the rigorous one-year assessment certification
process and been certified. To date, only two teachers in the El
Paso region have been NB certified; one of them, Deborah Svedman,
is the current coordinator of the Resource Center. Through a series
of information sessions, visits with school district personnel,
and on-going candidate support workshops, a new cadre of local
teachers is being prepared for the process for certification.
Although this grant is coming to an end, additional support for
the next five years of effort will come from the MSP
grant. In
years 2-5 of the MSP grant, participation support fees, approximately
$2,500 per teacher, will be provided for 15
teachers per year.
For more information, link to the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standard’s website at www.nbpts.org |
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