National Board Certified Teachers

KEEP YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION UPDATED:

NBPTS periodically sends information to all NBCTs. Make sure your information is up-to-date by going onto “My Profile” at http://www.nbpts.org/.

NBCT LINK:

is an opportunity to connect with fellow NBCTs, share best teaching practices and learn new and innovative ways to enhance student learning – all via the Internet. It is a password protected community exclusively for NBCTs. Register at http://www.nbpts.org/for_nbcts/nbctlink.

CERTIFICATE RENEWAL:

Reflect on Your Practice
If you are in your eighth or ninth year as a National Board Certified teacher (NBCT), it is time to begin the NBCT renewal process. By renewing your certification, you can demonstrate that your professional practice remains consistent with the high and rigorous standards for your subject area.

When you renew, you:
• Maintain your designation as a National Board Certified Teacher and the right to use “NBCT.”
• Use renewal to reflect on how your teaching practice continues to support student learning.
• Preserve your professional stature even after you retire, leave the classroom, or change careers.
• Continue to have the opportunity as an NBCT to advocate for educational reform and champion policies that support teaching excellence.
• Sustain salary incentives (in some states and localities).

Renewal Requirements
• Your original 10-year certificate must be valid when you apply for renewal. NBCTs whose certification has expired are not eligible for renewal.
• You must be in your eighth or ninth year of certification to begin the renewal process.
• Your state teaching license must be current and unencumbered (e.g., not suspended or revoked). Teachers who are not required by the state to hold a license must submit proof that the school in which they teach is recognized and approved to operate by the state. Renewal candidates who are not actively teaching but plan to establish a relationship and work with students of a colleague in order to complete renewal must meet the teaching licensure requirements of the state.
• All candidates must meet all established deadlines and submit the full $1,150 assessment fee to be eligible for renewal.

RECRUIT CANDIDATES FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION:

You are one of our most powerful recruiters for National Board Certification. As an NBCT, you can attest to the value of the process. We encourage you to share the impact of your experience with other teachers, your principal, and the entire school community. Materials are available for your use. Contact The Center for Teaching Excellencei for details or to recommend teachers for the process.

PROVIDE CANDIDATE SUPPORT:

After achieving National Board Certification, becoming a candidate support provider is an excellent way to share expertise with current candidates, while continuing to grow as an educator.

Candidate support providers encourage and motivate candidates through the best professional development they will ever experience. Each year the The Center for Teaching Excellence supports over 125 initial candidates located in School Districts from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. NBCTs are needed to share their knowledge and expertise through facilitating workshops and work sessions, and serving as mentors to individual candidates. A stipend is paid for your services.

If you are interested in being a Candidate Support Provider or Facilitator, please contact The Center for Teaching Excellence at csadjpea@temple.edu.

THE NATIONAL BOARD HONOR ROLL:

Add your name to the distinguished group listed below, by contacting The Center for Teaching Excellence.

Honor Roll of
National Board Certified Teachers

2008
Colleen Anderson	Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Krista Antonis	English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adults
Tiffany Cannon	Generalist/Early Childhood
Tiffany Dallinga	Generalist/Middle Childhood
Ann Dieter	Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adult
Julie Evanish	Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Darby Fischl	Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Jaunine Fouche	Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Simone Hartman	Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Kimberly Jones	Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Thomas Kearney	English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adults
Michelle Kindt	World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adult
Kristen Kowalik	Generalist/Early Childhood
Patricia Lucy	Library Media/Early Childhood through Young Adult
Melanie Manuel	World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adult
Daniel Mikula	English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adults
Sarah Milligan	English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adults
Mary Mundy	Music/Early Middle Childhood
Denise Rodgers	Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Claudia Ruoff	English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adults
Darlene Schaffer	Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adult
Laura Smith	Math/Early Adolescence
Lisa Waldman	Early Adolescence Math
2007
Elaine Blackmon	Middle Years Generalist
Kathryn Cloutman	World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
George H. Diehl	Adolescence/Young Adult/Vocal Music
Christine Fisher	World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescent through Young Adult
Dawn Koegler	Middle Year Generalist
Patty McGinnis	Science/Early Adolescence
Mary O'Neil	Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adult
Anissa B. Ritchie	Early Childhood Generalist
Wendy Stover	Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Elaine Talaga	Generalist/Early Childhood
2006
Bayyinah Abdul-Aleem	Exceptional Needs Specialist/ Early Childhood through Young Adult
Charlene Miller	Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Keely Potter	Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
2005
Michael Campbell	Generalist/Middle Childhood
Emilee Taylor	Art/Early and Middle Childhood
2004
Heather Bosnyak	World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adult
Rebecca Brownell	Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Deborah Neves	Generalist/Early Childhood
Lisa Sands	Adolescent/Young Adult English/Language Arts
Michelle Trostle	Early Childhood Generalist
2003
Rebecca Brownell	Literacy: Reading–Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Dayna Laur	Social Studies History/Adolescence and Young Adult
Kimberly Simington	Math/Adolescence and Young Adults
2002
Christine Brandt	Science/Adolescence and Young Adult
Ann Herlein	Generalist/Middle Childhood
Marcy Perlmutter Klugman	Music/Early Childhood
Sheila Linton	Generalist/Early Adolescence
Donna Sharer	Social Studies-History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
2001
Christine Madsen	English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
Cristina Powell	Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adult
Lorraine Smith	English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adults
2000
Helen Martin	Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Diane Steiner	Early Adolescence English/Language Arts
1999
Robert Stremme	Generalist/Middle Childhood

If you are a National Board Certified Teacher in Temple University's Center for Teaching Excellence's area, and would like to be on the Honor Roll, please e-mail your information to Chris Sadjian-Peacock at csadjpea@temple.edu.