U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

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ESEA: Advanced Credentialing - 2004

CFDA Number: 84.925 - Advanced Certification or Advanced Credentialing


Goal 8: Support teachers seeking advanced certification through high quality professional teacher enhancement programs designed to improve teaching and learning.
Objective 8.1 of 1: To increase the numbers of National Board Certified Teachers.
Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: The number of teachers awarded National Board Certification will increase annually.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Cumulative number of teachers certified.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2002
23,936
22,000
2003
 
30,000
2004
 
35,000


Progress: The actual number of National Board Certified Teachers is currently available for 2002. Data for each year normally will be available by the end of November. The target has been set at an increase of 5,000 NBCTs each year. Currently, 49 states and approximately 490 localities offer some kind of incentive for teachers to apply for National Board Certification; these incentives have helped to increase the number of applicants for National Board Certification. (These incentives include fee support, salary supplements, and license portability.) However, budget shortfalls in the states are having an impact on the incentives offered and thus the number of candidates.

 
Additional Source Information: Board reports.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: December 2003

 

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