Bill Text: MS SC538 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognize 25th Anniversary of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-19 - Enrolled Bill Signed [SC538 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2013-SC538-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2013 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Tollison, Butler (38th), Fillingane, Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Parker, Frazier
Senate Concurrent Resolution 538
(As Adopted by Senate and House)
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS AND COMMENDING THE 3,420 NATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN MISSISSIPPI, 101 WHO WERE NEWLY CERTIFIED IN 2012.
WHEREAS, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching, creating a voluntary system to certify teachers who meet those standards, and integrating certified teachers into educational reform efforts; and
WHEREAS, since its founding 25 years ago, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has certified more than 100,000 teachers; and
WHEREAS, National Board Certification is an advanced teaching credential achieved upon completion of a voluntary and rigorous assessment program designed to recognize effective and accomplished teachers who meet high standards based on what teachers should know and be able to do; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive study conducted by the National Research Council found that students of National Board Certified Teachers make greater gains on achievement tests over time than students taught by teachers that are not board certified; and
WHEREAS, National Board Certified Teachers are nationally recognized as being among the best teachers in the profession; and
WHEREAS, Mississippi ranks 14th in the nation in the number of National Board Certified Teachers in 2012 and 7th in the nation in the total number of National Board Certified Teachers over time:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby congratulate the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards on 25 years of service and commend the 3,420 National Board Certified Teachers in Mississippi, with special recognition to the 101 teachers who were certified for the first time in 2012.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to the 101 new board-certified teachers, forwarded to the State Board of Education and made available to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.
