Granite Falls High School teacher Clint Johnson.



Clint Johnson, a math teacher at Granite Falls High School in the Granite Falls School District, has earned the highest credential available to American educators by recently becoming a National Board Certified Teacher through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).

A voluntary program designed to develop, recognize, and retain accomplished teachers, National Board Certification is achieved through a performance-based assessment that typically takes one to three years to complete. While state licensing systems set basic requirements to teach in each state, National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) have successfully demonstrated advanced teaching knowledge, skills, and practices.

Johnson joins nine other Granite Falls teachers who have earned National Board Certification in the past: Kirk Parker, Nicole Conner, Michelle Miller, Stefanie Reistad-Schwartz, Debra Hanby, Debra Howell, Susan Black-Block, Linda Johnson, and Tracy Land.

“Like board-certified medical doctors, National Board Certified Teachers have met high standards through intensive study, expert evaluation, self-assessment and peer review,” said Joseph A. Aguerrebere, NBPTS president and chief executive officer. “These outstanding educators are making a positive difference in the lives of students.”

National Board Certification is recognized as a model for identifying accomplished teaching practice and is supported by teachers and administrators nationwide. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and hundreds of local school districts recognize National Board Certification as a mark of distinction.