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December 21 2011
Congratulations
Three Schenectady Teachers Earn the Gold Seal
Schenectady has highest number of
National Board Certified Teachers in NY state
Congratulations to
Schenectady teachers Jamie Daus, Meegan Mostransky and Christine
Simeone who recently earned National Board Certification, the
“gold standard” for teaching excellence. With the exception of
all of New York City combined, the Schenectady City School
District has more National Board Certified teachers than any
other district in the State of New York.
Daus, second grade
teacher at Keane Elementary School, Mostransky, social studies
teacher at Oneida Middle School and Simeone, literacy teacher at
Howe and Pleasant Valley schools, were among the 25 educators
from around the Capital Region Tuesday who were honored. 165
teachers across the state achieved the certification for
2010-2011.
The Schenectady
City School district has a total of 42 National Board
Certified Teachers which is the most for a single district
in the state. [See State Profile
Here]
National Board Certification was created and is administered by
the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. It is a
voluntary system to certify teachers who meet the rigorous
standards through intensive study, expert evaluation,
self-assessment and peer review. The process takes most
candidates 200-400 hours and up to three years to complete.
Completion of the NBPTS certification process signifies that
teachers have developed and demonstrated the skills required of
an accomplished education professional.
“National Board
Certification is synonymous with great teaching. While our
nation is focused on the need for the highest quality teachers,
board certification truly is the gold standard,” said Ronald
Thorpe, president and CEO of the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards.
"This rigorous
year long process certainly shifted my practice and my lens for
evaluating my instruction," said Simeone. "Reflecting on
student work as a mirror into my teaching has empowered me to
continue to grow and improve. I am grateful for the support of
my colleagues throughout the district, especially for the
professional dialogue around the literacy work we do each and
every day in our classrooms. These exchanges challenge me
to develop new ways to continue the work of supporting other
teachers, as each of us strives to create classroom environments
where reading, thinking, talking and writing are meaningful,
relevant, and engaging for each of our students."
A press release
issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
pointed to Thorpe’s reference to two recent studies that showed
more than half (55 percent) of all board certified teachers work
in high-need schools (according to the National Center for
Education Statistics) and a National Research Council
report that found students who were taught by board certified
teachers show higher gains on achievement tests than those
taught by other teachers.
165 of the
nation’s new Board Certified Teachers are from New York, a 14.5%
increase over the past year.
Learn more at the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards:
http://www.nbpts.org/
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