Legislative Findings

I Liheslaturan Guåhan finds that the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards ('NBPTS') was established in 1987 as an independent, nonprofit organization to establish high and rigorous standards for teachers; to develop and operate a national voluntary system to assess and certify teachers who meet these standards; and advance related education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in the United States. In order to apply for the NBPTS certification process, the NBPTS requires teachers to have three

(3)years or more of teaching experience, to have graduated from an accredited college or university, and to possess a valid state teaching license. A teacher may become NBPTS certified by successfully completing a year-long certification process in which the teacher must develop a portfolio of student work and videotapes of teaching and learning activities for NBPTS review, participate in the NBPTS assessment center simulation exercises, and successfully pass an examination testing content knowledge.