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NBPTS Creates Library Media Standards Committee

November 3, 2009

Arlington, Va. – The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has brought together a select group of educators from across the country tasked with assuring the National Board’s Library Media Standards reflect the best practices and latest research in the field.

The 12-member committee, which includes six National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs), was chosen from a pool of 425 applicants.

“These individuals are leaders in education and bring a commitment of excellence to the schools they work in and more importantly, to the students they serve,” said Joan Auchter, chief program officer, NBPTS. “By overseeing the accomplished teaching standards, their work will serve as the foundation for the assessment in the National Board Certification process in Library Media.”   

Today, there are more than 2,100 teachers nationwide who have achieved National Board Certification in Library Media who are working every day to provide excellent teaching to all students, lead within their schools, and mentor new and struggling peers.

As part of the National Board’s ongoing mission to provide leading standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do, NBPTS Standards Committees are periodically formed to review the standards. Practicing classroom teachers fill a majority of seats on standards committees with other members representing districts, states and higher education. Committees reflect the nation’s regional and ethnic diversity as well as the range of teaching contexts and professional views that exist about what constitutes accomplished teaching.

The NBPTS Library Media Standards Committee consists of the following individuals:

• Nancy Everhart – Co-Chair / Director, School Library Media Program, Associate Professor
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla. 
• Candi Pierce Garry, NBCT – Co-Chair / Teacher Librarian
Wilson Middle School, Hamilton, Ohio
• Kathy Carroll, NBCT / Library Media Specialist
Ridge View High School, Columbia, S.C.
• Xinjie Ding, NBCT / Technology Coordinator
Ernst Prussing Elementary, Chicago, Ill.
• Buffy Edwards, NBCT / District Library Information Specialist
Norman Public School District, Norman, Okla.
• Carl Harvey / Library Media Specialist
North Elementary School, Noblesville, Ind.
• Joquetta Johnson / Library Media Specialist
Milford Mill Academy, Baltimore, Md.
• Tammy Langeberg, NBCT / Teacher Librarian
Warder Elementary School, Arvada, Colo.
• Carol López Doerksen, NBCT / District Library Coordinator
Kings Canyon Unified School District, Reedley, Calif.
• Gregory Lum / Librarian
Jesuit High School, Portland, Ore.
• Ann M. Martin / Educational Specialist Library Information Services
Henrico County Public Schools, Henrico, Va.
• Delia Neuman / Director,  School Library Media Program, Associate Professor
The iSchool at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa.

In a congressionally mandated report, the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies confirmed that National Board Certified Teachers advance student achievement and learning, stay in the classroom longer, support new and struggling teachers and assume other school-based leadership roles. The NRC acknowledged that students taught by National Board Certified Teachers make higher gains on achievement tests than students taught by non-board-certified teachers.

National Board Certification is recognized as a model of pay-for-performance and is supported by teachers and administrators nationwide. Many states and local school districts provide salary incentives and cover the cost for teachers who pursue and achieve this advanced teaching credential.

A voluntary assessment program designed to develop, recognize and retain accomplished teachers, National Board Certification is achieved through a performance-based assessment that typically takes one to three years to complete. While state licensing systems set basic requirements to teach in each state, NBCTs have successfully demonstrated advanced teaching knowledge, skills and practices.

For more information about NBPTS and National Board Certification, visit www.nbpts.org.

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About 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, 74,000 National Board Certified Teachers are making a positive difference in the lives of students across the nation.

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Contact:
James R. Minichello
(703) 465-2171
jminichello@nbpts.org