Information for School Administrators

As a school administrator, it is your responsibility to assure that your students learn in a safe environment with strong curriculum and an instructor who knows her content and can identify and teach to different learning styles. These students will be leading our nation one day and we all need to work together to make sure that they will be able to compete in a global marketplace.

National Board Certifed Teachers can help you create learning communities that result in increased student achievement and greater job satisfaction for educators.

Research is consistently positive about the impact of National Board Certification on improvements to teacher practice, professional developments and areas of school improvement that are critical to raising student achievement.  Many studies have examined National Board Certification, and the vast majority found that National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) make a significantly measurable impact on teacher performance, student learning, engagement and achievement.  For example, a U.S. Department of Education-funded study found that students of NBCTs score 7 to 15 percentage points higher on year-end tests than students of non-NBCTs. Click here to view a Summary of Research.

The following documents provide information to specific audiences regarding the benefits of National Board Certification and what each group can do to support teachers wishing to pursue this hallmark of excellence.

• A Distinction that Matters-Principals
• A Distinction that Matters-School Administrators
• A Distinction that Matters-School Board Members

You can also see a first-hand account how a National Board Certified Teacher made a difference in a child's life through this nine minute video, Success Story: The Impact of National Board Certification.