Retired Staff Luncheon

Retired Staff Luncheon: Supporting Teacher Excellence in Northshore Schools
Retired teachers and staff from the Northshore School District are invited to connect with old friends and find out more about the Northshore Schools Foundation and the funding Teacher Excellence Initiative.  A benefit luncheon is planned on Thursday May 19, 2011 sponsored by and held at Foundation House of Bothell.

This event is open to all retired or semi retired Northshore School District teachers, administrators along with contract and administrative staff, and will focus on the benefits of National Board Teacher Certification, and the Foundation's funding priority to support Teacher Excellence. The Foundation provides grants to teachers enrolling in the University of Washington Cohort support group that accompanies the certification process.   

"Teachers and administrative staff have made a tremendous investment in their students," said Carmin Dalziel, Executive Director of the Northshore Schools Foundation.  "We would like to see them be able to stay involved with the District they served in." National Board Certification is an advanced teaching credential which complements, but does not replace, a state’s teacher license.  It  is achieved upon successful completion of a voluntary 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  is available nationwide for most preK–12 teachers.

Members of the retired teaching community are encouraged to RSVP for the luncheon via e-mail schoolsfoundation@nsd.org or call 425-408-7680 Cost is $35.00 including lunch and door prizes. "Supporting teachers in the process of learning feels like exactly what we should be doing. Best practice, leads to best practice and we are so grateful to be able to participate by providing these scholarships,” Dalziel said. 

Last year the Foundation provided funds to eleven teachers who enrolled in the University program, all of whom successfully passed their testing to become national board certified teachers.  The Foundation will present the Northshore School Board with a check to support this years participants at the Schools Board Meeting on May 24th.