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