I also want them to assume that seeking national board
certification after their third year of teaching is a natural next step, not something they should delay until later in their career or pursue only because of the financial perks — although those are always nice.
The graduation rate is the percentage of the annual graduation rate cohort that earns a local or Regents diploma by August 31st following the
third school
year after the school
year in which the cohort first entered grade 9, except that in a school in which the majority of students participate in a department - approved, five -
year program that results in
certification in a career or technology field in addition to a high school diploma, the graduation rate shall be the percentage of the annual graduation rate cohort that earns a local diploma by August 31st following the fourth school
year after the school
year in which the cohort first entered grade 9.
This effort resulted in about one
third of the teachers passing the
certification exam on their first try and more than half of the teachers feeling supported and well prepared even
after four
years.