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Invest in the Future through Quality Teaching

National Board Certification is the highest credential in the teaching profession and a stamp of assurance that your community's schools are effective with National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) who will help your children achieve their potential. Discover how certification can benefit your school and how you can support teachers to become accomplished NBCTs.

Why Support National Board Certification?

Prepare Students to Thrive in the Global Marketplace
NBCTs improve student learning.  According to research students of NBCTs do measurably better on standardized tests, they acquire a deeper understanding of content, and, quite simply, they achieve more and are better prepared for the workplace.

Build Strong Citizens
NBCTs practice equity and fairness.  They model and promote behavior appropriate in a diverse society by respecting and valuing all members of their communities and insisting that their students treat one another fairly and with dignity.  These personal skills that students acquire will transfer to the workplace.

Help Build Sustained Quality Education in the School System
Having a core of NBCTs in a school building raises the bar for teaching and learning and helps create a climate of professionalism and excellence. 

Improve Your Community
Better teaching means better schools, which translates into communities in which people want to live and work.

You Can Help!

Encourage excellence in your school system and support outstanding teachers in multiple ways:

Visibly support National Board Certification
Run articles in your publications; put the topic on organizational meeting agendas; support the goals of National Board Certification to the press and at school board meetings.

Encourage your school board to invest in National Board Certification
Urge salary increases for NBCTs; a fund to help pay the assessment fee and resources to provide candidate support activities.

Invest in the National Board Scholarship Program
Establish a scholarship fund to support your own quality teaching imperatives. Learn more about the scholarship program.

Celebrate Success
Attend celebrations for new NBCTs, offer to host a future event or feature NBCTs in your publications.

Encourage a Teacher

Invite a teacher to pursue National Board Certification. Send an electronic invitation by completing the online nomination form.