Dear State Representatives and Gov. Perdue,
I am writing you as a constituent and as a teacher in the North Carolina school system. I realize that the budget outlook is grim for Fiscal Year 2011-2012. However, I am writing to urge you not to revoke the 12% supplement for National Board Certified Teachers. Doing this would be catastrophic for our schools. National Board Certified Teachers are those who go above and beyond in their teaching practice. Our expertise enhances student achievement, and we are the teacher-leaders in the school buildings. In short - we are one of the biggest assets the schools have. Furthermore, these teachers have put in a tremendous amount of reflection and dedication into their teaching. The 12% supplement is a small compensation for the tremendous amount of time we spend.
If you think about it in terms of cost and benefit, that 12% provides MUCH MORE value to the schools than it would anywhere else. It is money well spent, and I urge you NOT to stop spending it.
Thank you for your time,
RhondaK MAEd NBCT
Durham, NC
Although I think they should keep the 12& supplement for NBCT's. "National Board Certified Teachers are those who go above and beyond in their teaching practice. Our expertise enhances student achievement, and we are the teacher-leaders in the school buildings. In short - we are one of the biggest assets the schools have. Furthermore, these teachers have put in a tremendous amount of reflection and dedication into their teaching. " This sounds like you are implying just because a teacher doesn't have NBCT that they don't do as much as one that does and therefore shouldn't have proper coompensation. I have to disagree with that. I'm all for teacher merit pay - bring it on!@!!
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