Date: December 10, 2004
Contact: Irene Cromer
703-791-8720

COUNTY TEACHERS EARN NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION

Five Prince William County Public Schools teachers have earned certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Certification indicates that the teachers have met a set of standards established by the National Board that define the knowledge, skills, and accomplishments that comprise teaching excellence. The educators will be recognized by the School Board at a reception on Wednesday, December 15 at 5:00 p.m. in the Administration Building at the school administration complex, 14800 Joplin Road, Manassas.

Teachers who earn their National Board Certification receive a $2,000 stipend from Prince William County Schools for each year of the certificate, which is good for ten years and can be renewed. The teachers’ names, schools, and their fields of certification are: Christy Tayler, Signal Hill Elementary School, Middle Childhood/Generalist; Janet Gingery, Loch Lomond Elementary School, Early Childhood/Generalist; Eileen Atwood, Vaughan Elementary School, Middle Childhood/Generalist; Tina Grayson, Osbourn Park High School, Adolescent/Young Adult/English; and Michael Timothy (Tim) Neall, Minnieville Elementary School, Middle Childhood/Generalist.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent, non-profit  organization which supports a vision of teaching based on five core propositions, which are:
1) teachers are committed to students and their learning; 2) teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students; 3) teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning; 4) teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience; and 5) teachers are members of learning communities. For more information, visit www.nbpts.org.

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