State
Farm Grant Assist Kansas Teachers with National Certification through
ESU
An orientation academy for teachers working toward
an advanced national certificate is being offered by Emporia State
University Friday, August 6 through Saturday, August 7. This is the
eighth year the academy has been held; the last six years it has
been supported by the State Farm Insurance Companies.
The academy prepares teachers for the process of becoming a National
Board Certified Teacher. Teachers who ultimately receive a National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards certificate show they have
met high and rigorous professional standards through peer review.
It is one of the main ways the teaching profession recognizes excellence
among its ranks.
The academy will be held in the Jones Institute for Educational Excellence
in the Earl Center, 1601 State St., in Emporia. Friday’s sessions
will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 8 p.m. Saturday’s sessions
will start at 7:30 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m.
The program for providing professional support for the certification
has been available at ESU since 1993. It operates from the Great
Plains Center for National Teacher Certification in ESU’s Jones
Institute for Educational Excellence (JIEE).
Contact JIEE for more information about the NBPTS program at ESU
by visiting www.emporia.edu/jones/ or call 620-341-5372, 877-378-5433
toll free.