The Ford Family Foundation is committed to supporting efforts to recruit, renew, reward, and retain good teachers working in rural Oregon and Siskiyou County in California. The Foundation recognizes that the rural challenges of isolation and scarce resources can be a deterrent to professional development opportunities. One of the very best opportunities is National Board Certification, a project of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards . Its mission is to recognize teachers for the quality of their practice. They are committed to students, and are responsible for managing and monitoring their learning.
Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
They know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. We are eager to support teachers from rural districts in their efforts to obtain National Board Certification and invite you to consider joining this select group.