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Eight Wood educators achieve national certification
By MICHAEL ERB, Staff Writer
POSTED: January 4, 2008
PARKERSBURG — Eight more Wood County Schools teachers have joined the ranks of National Board Certified educators.
The recent additions bring Wood County School’s total to 64 teachers with the nationally-recognized credentials. West Virginia has 360 NBC teachers, with Wood County having the largest concentration of nationally certified educators.
The most recent Wood County Schools teachers to achieve the certification are: Edna Flowers, fifth grade, Williamstown Elementary School; Teresa Games, fourth grade, Vienna Elementary; Cathy Grewe, counselor, Jackson Junior High; Margaret Hattman, mathematics, Parkersburg High School; Tammy McKnight, mathematics, Hamilton Junior High; Nicole Montgomery, Title I basic skills, Fairplains Elementary; Lisa Moser, third grade, Williamstown Elementary School; and Janet Sears, mathematics/science, Edison Junior High.
Founded in 1987, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan, nongovernmental organization. Its mission is to establish high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. As part of the process, teachers build a portfolio that includes student work samples, assignments, videotapes and a thorough analysis of their classroom teaching. Additionally, teachers are assessed on their knowledge of the subjects they teach.
Certification typically takes one to three years to complete. The first-year achievement rate is about 40 percent and about 65 percent by the end of the third year.
The state pays a $2,500 yearly bonus to classroom teachers with the national certification. The Wood County Board of Education pays an additional $3,500 bonus for the certification, giving local teachers a $6,000 yearly bonus for the life of the 10-year certification. Teachers can reapply for the certification when it expires.
About 31 West Virginia counties offer yearly pay incentives ranging from $500 to $3,500 for teachers with the national certification. Contact Michael Erb at merb@newsandsentinel.
The recent additions bring Wood County School’s total to 64 teachers with the nationally-recognized credentials. West Virginia has 360 NBC teachers, with Wood County having the largest concentration of nationally certified educators.
The most recent Wood County Schools teachers to achieve the certification are: Edna Flowers, fifth grade, Williamstown Elementary School; Teresa Games, fourth grade, Vienna Elementary; Cathy Grewe, counselor, Jackson Junior High; Margaret Hattman, mathematics, Parkersburg High School; Tammy McKnight, mathematics, Hamilton Junior High; Nicole Montgomery, Title I basic skills, Fairplains Elementary; Lisa Moser, third grade, Williamstown Elementary School; and Janet Sears, mathematics/science, Edison Junior High.
Founded in 1987, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan, nongovernmental organization. Its mission is to establish high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. As part of the process, teachers build a portfolio that includes student work samples, assignments, videotapes and a thorough analysis of their classroom teaching. Additionally, teachers are assessed on their knowledge of the subjects they teach.
Certification typically takes one to three years to complete. The first-year achievement rate is about 40 percent and about 65 percent by the end of the third year.
The state pays a $2,500 yearly bonus to classroom teachers with the national certification. The Wood County Board of Education pays an additional $3,500 bonus for the certification, giving local teachers a $6,000 yearly bonus for the life of the 10-year certification. Teachers can reapply for the certification when it expires.
About 31 West Virginia counties offer yearly pay incentives ranging from $500 to $3,500 for teachers with the national certification. Contact Michael Erb at merb@newsandsentinel.
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01-04-08 3:04 PM
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This is a good article. As a National Board Certified teacher, I can say it is a difficult process. One minor error: the state's pay increase was raised this school year to $3500, so that NBCT's from Wood County now earn $7000 more than non-certified teachers with the same experience.
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