Fife Teacher Melissa Schreiber Earns National Board Certification

Melissa was recognized by the Fife School board on November 29. Melissa is accompanied by School Board President Rex Sutherland and Superintendent Steve McCammon.

Mrs. Schreiber, English teacher at Fife High School, recently earned National Board Certification in Adolescent Young Adult English Language Arts through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

National Board Certification is the highest credential in the teaching profession. National Board Certification measures a teacher's practice against high and rigorous standards. The process is an extensive series of performance-based assessments that includes teaching portfolios, student work samples, videotapes, and thorough analyses of the candidate's classroom teaching and student learning. Teachers also complete a series of written exercises that probe the depth of their subject-matter knowledge, as well as their understanding of how to teach those subjects to their students. (www.nbpts.org)

Mrs. Schreiber began the process in August of 2003 and finished in May of 2004. On average candidates report the process taking approximately 200 hours to complete. For two of her portfolio entries Mrs. Schreiber submitted videotapes and written analyses of a whole class discussion from her College English class and a small group discussion from her English 11 class. For the other two portfolio entries she tracked the reading and writing growth of students from different ability levels and had to demonstrate her professional growth and contributions to the education community. Mrs. Schreiber took the National Board exam, covering six sub-topics of English education, in May. Candidates receive results the November following their completion of the process.

Congratulations, Melissa! We are proud of you.