National Board Certification & NESA 2006


NESA is pleased to announce it has again been awarded a grant to assist teachers at NESA schools who are candidates for National Board Certification. Up to $1,000 is available to each NESA NB candidate, depending on the number of candidates who apply.

NATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED NESA TEACHERS


  • Marla Shukri, American Community School, Amman, Jordan
  • Debbie Bacon, Schutz American School, Alexandria, Egypt
  • Maria Amelia Woods, formerly at Schutz American school, now in Helsinki, Finland
  • Lisa File, The American International School of Muscat, Oman (formerly in New Delhi)
  • Sara Kaste, The American International School of Muscat, Oman
  • Kay Saich, formerly at ISG-Dhahran Academy, now in Medellin, Colombia
  • Jane Hamilton-Florea, American International School/Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Jennifer Foss, The American School of Kuwait
  • Ji Yung Foof, Schutz American School, Alexandria, Egypt
  • Amanda De Cardy, International Schools Group-Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
  • Teresa Hjellming, Cairo American College, Egypt
  • Susan J. Wells, Saudi Aramco Schools, Dhahran
  • Marion Proud, The American Embassy School, New Delhi, India
  • Warren Apel, The American Embassy School, New Delhi, India


NESA SALUTES ITS TEACHERS CURRENTLY PURSUING NB CERTIFICATION


  1. HEBA ANWAR AKL, Schutz American School, Alexandria, Egypt
  2. TRICIA APEL, The American Embassy School, New Delhi, India
  3. KREE BARRUS, American Community School of Abu Dhabi, UAE
  4. JEFFERY BLOYER, International Schools Group-Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
  5. GENTA BRANSTETTER, The American Embassy School, New Delhi, India
  6. KRIS BEZZERIDES, American Community School of Abu Dhabi, UAE
  7. RICHARD FITZPATRICK, American International School in Egypt, Cairo
  8. THOMAS GREER, The American School of Kuwait, Hawalli
  9. TIFFANY GREER, The American School of Kuwait, Hawalli
  10. BRENT LOKEN, International School of Islamabad, Pakistan
  11. MONIKA SCHRODER, The American Embassy School, New Delhi, India
  12. ALICIA SUWAINA, American Community School of Abu Dhabi, UAE
  13. ALAN TORRIGINO, Cairo American College, Egypt
  14. GRETA ZIMMERMAN, American Community School of Abu Dhabi, UAE
  15. CARRIE HORTON, The American International School of Muscat, Oman

If you know of other NESA teachers who have earned or are pursuing National Board Certification, please contact us! nesa@nesacenter.org

Click here for detailed information about NESA's grant assistance to NB candidates.

Click here to read articles describing research indicating that National Board Certification is a key indicator of teacher quality and that it correlates to higher test scores.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan and nongovernmental organization governed by a board of directors, the majority of whom are classroom teachers. Its mission is to establish high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do.

Forty-nine U.S. states and more than 500 school districts across the U.S. have implemented policies and regulations to recruit, reward and retain National Board Certified Teachers.

Founded 16 years ago, NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan and non-governmental organization dedicated to advancing the quality of teaching and learning. National Board Certification is the highest credential in the teaching profession. A voluntary process established by NBPTS, certification is achieved through a rigorous performance-based assessment that takes between one and three years to complete and measures what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. For more information about NBPTS, please visit http://www.nbpts.org.