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NBPTS is pleased to present models of how states, districts, and schools have used National Board programs and NBCTs to drive education reform to meet their local needs.

State Profiles

Washington State

In 1998, Washington State had 51,512 classroom teachers, but only 29 of them were National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). By 2009, the number of NBCTs in Washington had grown to 3,975—5th in the nation in total numbers, and 2nd in the nation in new teachers certifying that year. The state’s successful strategy for increasing the number of NBCTs year by year is a good story, but what happens after teachers achieve certification is an even better one.  (Download the pdf)

Wyoming

Creating a statewide initiative to increase the number of NBCTs in Wyoming, a vast state with just over a half-million people, required many things—private-public partnerships, the development of an extensive support network for candidates, and a statewide coalition of stakeholders. It also required a reliable car.

District Profiles

Chicago Public Schools, IL

Chicago is leveraging National Board Certification in a district-wide human capital initiative, where 90% of all Chicago teachers who have become NBCTs remain in the school system and drive school improvement trends throughout the district.  The efforts serve as a model for a broad community focus on teaching and learning.

Montgomery County Public Schools, MD

As part of an innovative union-district partnership, Montgomery County Public Schools is using the National Board framework in the professional development, hiring and evaluation of all teachers in the county.  Montgomery County's Peer Assistance and Review standards are modeled on National Board standards.
 

School Profiles

Julius Corsini, CA

Julius Corsini Elementary School, a Title I school, enrolled its entire faculty in either Take One! or full candidacy for National Board Certification. The principal, a National Board Certified Teacher herself, reports that the experience brought the teachers closer together as a staff in a professional learning community sharing best practices. In addition, the school reports that test scores are improving and teacher turnover has declined.  Julius Corsini is a recipient of the 2010 Panasonic National School Change Award.

Hampton High School, VA

About 60 percent of the faculty at Hampton High School completed or is currently enrolled in Take One!—and many are first- or second-year teachers. The school, 85 percent minority and 43 percent on free and reduced lunch, reports that the NBPTS Take One! process has broken down barriers and has changed the culture of the school. 

Stonewall Tell, GA

Stonewall Tell Elementary School, a Title I school, signed up its entire faculty for Take One!—including administrators. School faculty members report positive changes in the learning culture among students and teachers, as well as stronger linkages between teaching practice and student learning.