Press Release

Seven DPS Teachers Earn National Board Certification

Seven Denver teachers have earned the highest professional credential in the field of teaching - National Board Certification.

National Board Certification is achieved through a rigorous performance-based assessment that takes nearly a year to complete. Through the assessment process, teachers document their subject matter knowledge; provide evidence that they know how to teacher their subjects to students most effectively; and demonstrate their ability to manage and measure student learning.

Twenty-one teachers from Colorado achieved certification.

DPS teachers who earn the distinction are awarded a 7 percent salary increase. Those who successfully worked on the certification during the 1999-2000 school year are: Steve Coddington, Manual High School; Cathy Downey, Steck Elementary School; Kevin Lindauer, Kennedy High School; Maureen Porter, Southmoor Elementary School; Kerrie Schulz, Manual; Joy Warner, Park Hill Elementary School; and Connie White, Fairmont Elementary School.

"I'm very proud of the teachers who have made such a strong commitment to improve their skills and knowledge of their subjects," said DPS Superintendent Bernadette Seick. "They are incredibly valuable to the district and to their students."

Founded in 1987, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan and non-government organization. Its mission is to establish high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do.