• NBCT Support

    The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to advance the quality of teaching and learning by maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do; providing a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards, and; advocating related education reforms to integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board certified Teachers.

    NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan and non-governmental organization governed by a board of directors, with the majority of its members being classroom teachers.

    The National Board Certification process is based on 5 Core Propositions that serve as the foundation for accomplished teaching practice:

    • Teachers are committed to students and their learning
    • Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students
    • Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning
    • Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience
    • Teachers are members of learning communities

    There are NBCT certificate areas, which are based on subject matter and student development level. Each certificate has standards that define accomplished teaching for that area.

    To become a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT), eligible candidates must demonstrate advanced knowledge, skills, and practice in their individual certificate area by completing four components that include three portfolio entries and a computer-based assessment. Please visit the NBPTS website for more information. MVUSD teachers can apply for grants and district subsidies to assist with certification fees.

    MVUSD recognizes the importance and value of the NBCT process and the impact NBCT has on teaching and learning throughout the district. MVUSD is proud to have 22 NBCTs who are currently serving or who have served in our school district:

    Andrew Bastin, Generalist/Middle Childhood

    Jennifer Berglund, Generalist/Middle Childhood

    Lesly Culp, English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood

    Elizabeth Ernst, Reading-Language Arts/Early & Middle Childhood

    Bernardo Estrada, World Languages/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood 
     
    Sherese Ferrell, Generalist/Middle Childhood
     
    Alejandro Guerrero, World Languages/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood 

    Carol Hernandez, Generalist/Middle Childhood 

    Adriann Huntington, Generalist/Middle Childhood

    Robert Kopp, Mathematics/Adolescence and Yound Adulthood

    Donise Lei, Mathematics/Early Adolescence

    Michelle McCarthy, Generalist/Early Childhood  

    Sean McCarthy, English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood 

    Cherie McGregor, English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
     
    Joseph Murray, Science/Adolescent and Young Adulthood 

    Wendell Oshiro, Science/Early Adolescence

    Mike Papciak, Social Studies-History/Early Adolescence 

    Gayle Peffers, Generalist/Middle Childhood

    Virginia Rogers, Generalist/Middle Childhood 
     
    Shelly Ruesch, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
     
    Theresa Schneider, Science/Early Adolescence 
     
    Cecilia Zavestoski, Generalist/Middle Childhood 
     
Last Modified on January 2, 2025