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• National Board Certification is a symbol of teaching excellence

• Seen as a strong professional development experience

• Voluntary process and certification is good for 10 years

Source: National Board Web Site

What is NBC Certification?What is NBC Certification?

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National Board CertificationLAUSD Implementation

National Board CertificationLAUSD Implementation

• The number of NBC teachers in LAUSD has increased steadily since 1995 ( only 1 at that time)

• 852 have been certified within LAUSD.

• 782 currently active status (excludes retirements, administrative assignments, etc.)

• Eligible NBC teachers receive 15% over their base pay for NBC certification and completion of 92 hours of service

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• 587 LAUSD NBC Teachers at API 1-5 schools

• 291 NBCT’s at API 1• 161 NBCT’s at API 2• 98 NBCT’s at API 3• 49 NBCT’s at API 4• 48 NBCT’s at API 5

NBC Teachers and API 1-5NBC Teachers and API 1-5

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National Board CertificationState Level 2003-04

National Board CertificationState Level 2003-04

• Currently funded at 7.3 million

• Provides NBC Teachers who teach in a lowperforming school $20,000 over a four year period.

• Out of state NBC teachers who move to California to teach may obtain a credentialwithout additional course work.

• California will use federal funds for support of first time candidate application fees.

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Candidate SupportCandidate Support

• The Support Network is a collaborative of the Urban Partnership, LAUSD and UTLA

• Designed to support teachers seeking NBC certification

• Seminars are offered based on the portfolio entries and the Assessment Center excises.

• For information, contact Susie Chow 213.251.1446

Compensation Rates for NBC Teachers Sampling of States

STATE ACTION STATE

One-time grant/award

Salary Increase Support for Application Fee

Alabama $ 5,000 $5,000 California*

$20,000 if teach 4 yrs. in a low performing school

Currently subject to review - range $600 - $1000

Colorado “master teacher” cert.** Florida $500 + 10% for

agreement to mentor 10% $150 for portfolio

preparation Illinois $3,000 Maine Highest level

certificate**

Montana Statewide total up to $30,000 for one-time

stipends

$3,000 annual stipend

Consortium of educ. groups “fund and

support pilot groups of teachers who sit

for NBC” Nebraska $2,500 annually (new

legislation to be introduced by Gov.)

New York Highest level certificate**

$10,000/yr for up to 3 years at low

performing schools

$2,500

North Carolina Highest level certificate**

12% Pay fees for up to 1,500 teachers who

complete process; 3-days released time to complete portfolios

Ohio $2,500 annually Pay for 800 candidates for 200-

2001 Oregon Highest level

certificate**

South Carolina $7,500 $2,300 loan; ½ forgiven when

portfolio submitted, remainder upon

certif. Texas

Washington $3,500/yr.x 2 yrs. * See following table with California’s Local incentives for NBCTs ** No monetary value

CALIFORNIA: Local Incentives for NBCTs

DISTRICT One-time Award

Salary Increase Support for Application Fee

Berkeley $1,500 to first 20 teachers

Reimbursement

Claremont Advance on-step on salary schedule

$2,300 + release days as necessary

Glendale 2,500 for 50 hours $1,000 loan Long Beach 5% + 5% if serve

as master teacher and provide 60-hrs additional service

Will pay fee for those who complete district’s

pre-candidate’s/candidate’s

program Los Angeles 15% (7.5% for

certification, 7.5% for 92-hrs. service)

Menlo Park $2,600 annually New Haven $ 600 annually $1,000 Palo Alto 2-days release time Petaluma 10-days release time Piedmont $ 500 annually Pomona 3.5% salary

increase per year or 10% if in high need

areas

Reimbursement

Poway $1,000 per year Redwood City $1,000 per year Reimbursement

San Carlos $1,564 annually Reimbursement San Diego If apply to mentor,

automatically selected and

receive $4,312 stipend each year

Pay $1,000 + 1 day release time

Santa Paula $2,500 per yr. Pay ½ of fee Walnut Reimbursement

National Board Certified Teachers Los Angeles Unified School District

COMPENSATION

YEAR NO. NBC TEACHERS

COMPENSATIONFORMULA

TOTAL AMOUNT

2000-2001 412 15% x $64,739 $4,000,870 2001-2001 (Projected)

625 15% x $64,739 $6,069,281

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Page 51/May 2003

Fee Support

AlabamaArkansasColoradoDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMississippiMissouriNevadaNew HampshireNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaVermontWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

Salary Supplement

AlabamaArkansasCaliforniaDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMassachusettsMississippiMissouriMontanaNevada

New YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

License Portability

AlabamaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyMaineMichiganMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTexasUtahVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWyoming

License Renewal/CEUs

AlabamaArizonaColoradoConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNorth CarolinaOregonSouth CarolinaTennesseeVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinWyoming

District Support (feeand/or salary increase)

Abbeville, SCAdams12, COAlbuquerque, NMAlexandria, VAAllegany Cnty., NYAllegany, MDAlum Rock Union ESD,CAAmphitheater, AZAnaheim, CAAnchorage, AKAnderson Dist 5, SCAnderson Dist. 1, SCAnderson Dist. 2, SCAnderson, INAndover 385, KSArlington Hts. #25, ILArlington, VAAspire P.S., CAAthens, TNAustin, TX

Baldwin Park USD, CABaltimore City, MDBaltimore Cnty., MDBangor, MEBarnsville, MNBarrington, RIBarrow Cnty., GABasehor-Linwood 458, KSBear Valley USD, CABeaufort Cnty., SCBecker, MNBeebe, ARBelgrade, MTBelleville #118, ILBellevue, WABerkeley USD, CABerkeley, SCBethel, CTBillings, MTBlack Oak Mine, CABloomfield Hills, MIBloomington #87, ILBloomington, MNBlue Ridge Comm. Dist.#18, ILBlue Springs, MOBlue Valley USD 229, KSBoise, IDBoulder Valley, COBowie City, MDBrandywine, DEBrimfield #309, ILBristol-Warren, RIBritton’s Neck 3 & 4, SCBroward Co., FLBuckingham Co., VABurlington USD 244Burrillville, RICabell, Cnty., WVCalhoun, SCCalvert Cnty., MDCambrian ESD, CACampbell Cnty. Dist. #1, WY

Canby, ORCanton, NYCarbondale, KSCarroll Cnty., MDCartwright, AZCasa Grande, AZCave Creek, AZCecil Cnty., MDCentral ESD, CA

Central Bucks, PACentral Falls, RICeres USD, CAChaffey JUHSD, CAChandler, AZCharles Cnty., MDCheney, WACherokee 247, KSCherry Creek, COChesapeake, VAChester, SCChesterfield Cnty., VAChicago, ILChula Vista ESD, CACincinnati, OHClaremont USD, CAClarke Cnty., GAClover Dist., SCClover, SCClovis USD, CACoachella Valley USD, CACoast Unified, CACobb County, GAColumbia, FLColumbia, MOColumbus, OHConroe, TXCornwall-Lebanon, PACorpus Christi, TXCoventry, RICumberland Cnty., NCCupertino Union, CADade Cnty., FLDanville, VTDarlington, SCDenver, CODerby, CTDetroit, MIDexter, MIDillon 3, SCDillon, CODorchester, MDDouglas Cnty., CODouglas Cnty., GADuval County, FLDysart, AZEagle Point, OREast Greenwich, RIEast Providence, RIEast Williston, NYEastford, CTEaston, CTEastside USD (San Jose),CAElizabethton City, TN

Elmira, NMEmporia 253, KSEscondido UHSD, CAExeter/W. Greenwich, RIFairbanks No. Star, AKFairfax Cnty., VAFalmouth, MEFarmington, MIFerndale, MIFergus Falls, MNFlint, MIFlinthills 492, KSFlorence 5, SCFlorence Dist. 1, SCFolsom-Cordova USD, CAFontana USD, CAFountain Hills, AZFrancis Howell, MOFranklin Cnty, VAFranklin S.D., TNFrederick Cnty, MDFresno USD, CAFt. Smith, ARFulton Cnty., GAGallup, NMGarden City 457, KSGarnett, KSGaston, NCGeorgetown, SCGilbert, AZGilcrest, COGlendale Union HS, AZGlendale USD, CAGrain Valley, MOGranby, CTGrand Junction, COGrand Rapids, MIGrandville County, NCGranite Falls, WAGreat Bend 428, KSGreenburgh #7, NYGreenville City, TNGreenwood Dist 51, SCGreenwood Dist 52, SCGreenwood, SCGresham, ORHall Cnty., GAHammond, INHampton Dist 2, SCHampton, SCHampton, VAHanover Cnty., VAHardy Cnty., WVHarford Cnty., MD

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Harrison Cnty., WVHartford, CTHastings, MNHattiesburg, MSHawthorne, CAHays 489, KSHenrico Cnty., VAHerman, MNHighland, INHillsborough City, CAHinds Cnty., MSHoward Cnty., MDIndependence, MOIndian River Co., FLIndianapolis, INJackson Cnty., WVJamestown, RIJefferson ESD, CAJefferson City, MOJefferson Parish, LAJericho, NYJohnson City, TNKalamazoo, MIKansas City, KSKansas City, MOKashunamuit, AKKenmore, NYKent Cnty., MDKerman USD, CAKershaw, SCKing George Cnty, VAKings Mountain, NCKlawock, AKKyrene, AZLafayette, INLake Tahoe USD, CALake, FLLancaster, PALansing, MILaramie Cnty., WYLas Lomitas, CALaurens Dist 55&56, SCLennox, SDLeroy-Gridley USD 245Lewiston, IDLexington Dist 1,2,3,4, SCLexington, SCLiberty, AZLincoln Cnty., NCLincoln, NELincolnshire, ILLittleton, COLong Beach, CALong Beach, MSLos Angeles, CA

Loudoun Cnty, VALowell, MIMadawaska, MEMadison, AZMaize USD 266, KSManassas, VAManhattan Bch. USD, CAMaplewood/N. St. Paul/ Oakdale, MNMarion Dist. 3, SCMarion, ARMarkle, ILMarlboro Cnty. SCMarysville 364, KSMcCormick, SCMcLean Cnty #5., ILMcLean, VAMeade 226, KSMemphis, TNMenlo Park, CAMeridan, MSMeridian, IDMilbank, SDMilcreek Twp., PAMilford, CTMilford, DEMillard, NEMilton Hershey Sch., PAMineral Cnty., WVMinneapolis, MNMinnetonka, MNMobridge, SDMohansen, NYMonroe Cnty., FLMontgomery Cnty, MDMoore Cnty., NCMoreland ESD, CAMoundsview, MNMSAD 40 (Warren), MEMSAD 44 (Bethel), MEMSAD 75 (Topsham), MEMtn. View, CAMtn. View-Los Altos USD, CA

Mtn.. Home, ARMt. Diablo, CAMunster, INNampa, IDNanuet, NYNaselle-Grays River, WANash Cnty., NCNassau, FLNatrona Cnty., WYNettleton, ARNew Haven USD, CANew Orleans, LA

New Paltz, NYNew York City, NYNewport, RINewport-Mesa USD, CANewport News, VANewton, KSNewtown, CTNiskayuna, NYNorfolk, VANormal, ILNorth Little Rock, ARNorth Providence, RINorthbrook #27, ILNorthern Wells, INNovi, MIOak Grove ESD, CAOakland USD, CAOceanside, CAOldham Co., KYOrange Cnty., NCOrange USD, CAOrange, FLOrchard View, MIOregon City, ORPage, AZPalatine Dist. 15, ILPalm Beach Co., FLPalo Alto USD, CAParadise Valley, AZPark Cnty., WYPark Hill, MOParway, MOPasadena USD, CAPattonville, MOPawtucket, RIPayson, AZPearl, MSPeoria, AZPerson Cnty., NCPetaluma JUHSD, CAPhoenix Elem., AZPhoenix Union, AZPiedmont, CAPinion, AZPittsburgh USD 250, PAPlacentia Yorba Linda, CAPlainwelll, MIPleasant Hill, MOPlymouth, INPoland, NYPomona USD, CAPort Angeles, WAPortage Twp., INPortage, MI

Poudre Valley, COPoway USD, CAPrince George’s Cnty., MDPrince William Cnty., VAProvidence, RIPulaski, VAPutnam, NYPutnam Cnty., WVQueen Anne’s Cnty., MDRed Clay, DERedwood City ESD, CARegion School Dist 4, CTRegion School Dist 19, CTRichland 1 Dist., SCRichland 2 Dist., SCRichmond, MORichmond City, VARio Dell ESD, CARiverside USD, CARoanoke City, VARochester, NYRock Hill, SCRockwood, MORockingham Cnty, VARoosevelt, AZRound Rock, TXRoundup, MTRush Henrietta, NYSaddleback Valley USD,CASan Antonio, TXSan Carlos ESD, CASan Diego, CASan Francisco USD, CASan Jose USD, CASanta Clara USD, CASanta Monica- Malibu USD, CASanta Paula ESD, CASanta Rosa, CASauk Centre, MNSauk Centre, MNSchalmont, NYScituate, RIScottsdale, AZSequoia UHSD, CASheridan, COShoreline, WASiloan Springs, ARSitka, AKSmithfield, RI

Silver Lake USD 374Siskiyou Union HSD, CASmithville R-11, MOSmyth Cnty, VASomers, NYSomerset Cnty., MDSonoma Valley USD, CASpartanburg Dist 3, SCSpecial School District, MO

Spring Hill, ARSt. Johns, FLSt. Louis, MOSt. Mary’s Cnty., MDSt. Paul, MNStafford, Cnty, VAStuttgart, ARSublette Dist., WYSublette, WYSumner, WASumter Dist 17, SCSumter Dist 2, SCSunnyside, AZSweetwater Cnty., WYSweetwater Dist. #1, WYSweetwater Dist., WYSylvania, OHTamalpais UHSD, CATanque Verde, AZTarrytown, NYTempe, AZThompson Falls, MTToledo, OHTolland, CTTorrance USD, CATroy, IDTucson, AZTwin Valley USD 240Uinta Cnty., Dist. #6, WYUpshur Cnty., WVUrbana #116, ILVahalla, NYValleyview, ARVanBuren, ARVancouver, WAVirginia Beach, VAWaco, TXWake Cnty, NCWalled Lake, MIWalnut Valley, CAWalnut, CA.Wappinger, NYWarwick, RIWashington Central, VTWashington Cnty., MDWashington, AZ

Washington, DCWashoe Cnty., NVWaterford, CTWayne Cnty., WVWells River, VTWenatchee, WAWest Bloomfield, MIWest Linn-Wilsonville, ORWest Warwick, RIWestcliffe, COWesterly, RIWeston Cnty. Dist. #1, WYWestside, ARWheatland, CAWheaton, MNWhitepine, IDWhite Plains, NYWhittier Union, CAWichita 259, KSWicomico Cnty., MDWillcox, AZWilliamsburg/James City, VAWillits USD, CAWilson Cnty., NCWilton, CTWinchester, VAWindham, CTWindham, MEWindsor, CTWinooski, VTWissahickon, PAWood Cnty., WVWoodside, CAWoodstock Academy, CTWorcester Cnty., MDYakima, WAYork Dist 1, SCYork Dist 2, SCYork Dist 3 (Rock Hill), SCYork Dist 4, SCYpsilanti, MI.

Presented September 25, 2003 Presented September 25, 2003 Human Resources DivisionHuman Resources DivisionLos Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California

Research ProjectResearch ProjectUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Graduate School of EducationGraduate School of Education

Home Growing AccomplishedTeachers Using the National Board Certification Process as a Vehicle for Change

Home GrowingHome Growing Accomplished Accomplished Teachers Using the National Teachers Using the National Board Certification Process Board Certification Process as a Vehicle for Changeas a Vehicle for Change

Presented By:Presented By:Gregory J. Vallone Gregory J. Vallone Ed.DEd.D., .,

Principal, James Monroe High SchoolPrincipal, James Monroe High School

Monroe High SchoolMonroe High SchoolTotal school API 2000Read Math Lang Soc Sci Science

1000 114 0.0450 45.04 193 0.0759 75.86 159 0.0621 62.11 120 0.0473 47.30 196 0.0774 77.41875 202 0.0798 69.83 314 0.1234 108.00 351 0.1371 119.97 306 0.1206 105.54 402 0.1588 138.92700 355 0.1403 98.18 489 0.1922 134.55 488 0.1906 133.44 410 0.1616 113.13 373 0.1473 103.12500 710 0.2805 140.26 854 0.3357 167.85 722 0.2820 141.02 900 0.3547 177.37 780 0.3081 154.03200 1150 0.4544 90.87 694 0.2728 54.56 840 0.3281 65.63 801 0.3157 63.15 781 0.3085 61.69

2531 444.19 2544 540.82 2560 522.16 2537 506.48 2532 535.17

88.84 108.16 104.43 101.30 107.030.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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1000 40 0.0357 35.75 49 0.0433 43.32 33 0.0306 30.56875 102 0.0912 79.76 109 0.0964 84.33 79 0.0731 64.00700 178 0.1591 111.35 168 0.1485 103.98 204 0.1889 132.22500 292 0.2609 130.47 403 0.3563 178.16 345 0.3194 159.72200 507 0.4531 90.62 402 0.3554 71.09 419 0.3880 77.59

1119 447.94 1131 480.88 1080 464.10

89.59 96.18 92.82 101.30 107.030.75 -11.98 -11.61

486.91 Projected API with incoming 9th grade scores

(23.09) Difference + or - from 2000 score projected with new 9th grade(38.09)

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The premiseThe premise

High quality teaching = high Student High quality teaching = high Student achievementachievementLow performing school districts need Low performing school districts need more highly qualified teachersmore highly qualified teachersAccomplished teachers do not move to Accomplished teachers do not move to low performing schoolslow performing schoolsThe solution The solution ---- Home GrowHome Growaccomplished teachersaccomplished teachers

A Vehicle to Drive School A Vehicle to Drive School ImprovementImprovement

““Culture shift” Culture shift” “Contagious”“Contagious”Making that magic Making that magic happen everyday”happen everyday”“Be better”“Be better”“Movers and shakers” “Movers and shakers” “All kids can learn”“All kids can learn”

An Environment that Values An Environment that Values Accomplished TeachingAccomplished Teaching

Committed FacultyCommitted FacultyDedicated AdministrationDedicated AdministrationSchoolSchool--wide focuswide focusTeacher LeadersTeacher LeadersTeams built upon Teams built upon research based NBPTSresearch based NBPTS

I wanted teachers talking like thisI wanted teachers talking like this::Inform faculty about Inform faculty about NBPTSNBPTSInvite teachers to Invite teachers to participateparticipateProvide yearProvide year--long NB long NB process supportprocess supportArrange financial Arrange financial assistanceassistanceCheer them on publiclyCheer them on publiclyCelebrate participation Celebrate participation before and after before and after certificationcertification

How is what I am teaching How is what I am teaching affecting student learning?affecting student learning?

Can’t be a one dimensional teacherCan’t be a one dimensional teacher

I wanted teachers talking like thisI wanted teachers talking like this::

It makes me want to stay in teachingIt makes me want to stay in teaching It makes this a professionIt makes this a profession

My room is much more of a communityIt is a natural tie with WASCIt is a natural tie with WASC

We are the world. We are the world. We are the teachers!We are the teachers!

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2 Reveles Iris English A Konantz Sp Ed3 Sidanius Miriam English C Tamaz Sp Ed2 Smith Lorelei English C Byrant Sp Ed2 Tan Jackie Math A Guzman, M PE2 Tkac Dana English B 736 Thomson Sp Ed

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110400Harders Robert English B 147200Brennan Ivy Exceptional Needs C

Total savings

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$ for mentors$ for mentees

Four Years of Continuous Four Years of Continuous GrowthGrowth

Academic Academic Performance Index:Performance Index:1999 = 4981999 = 4982000 = 5102000 = 5102001 = 5252001 = 5252002 = 5462002 = 546

Total growth 48 points Total growth 48 points compared to a 27.6 compared to a 27.6 District averageDistrict average

We Home Grow our own Success!!!