Section 189:14-f Master Teacher. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. The state board of education shall establish the educational credential of master teacher and grant it to those persons who have fulfilled at least the following requirements:
      (a) Academic preparation which shall include a master's-level degree and graduate coursework in curriculum development, supervision, and evaluation;
      (b) Teaching experience, including at least 7 years during which a teaching certificate was held; and
      (c) Demonstrated quality teaching to be satisfied by meeting professional criteria developed by the professional standards board and approved by the state board of education, which criteria shall include:
         (1) Quantitative evaluations of teaching quality from students, parents, peers, and administrators;
         (2) At least 3 classroom observations of the candidate by an independent observer from outside the candidate's school district; and
         (3) At least 4 significant and rigorous written tasks and exercises.
   II. The purposes of the credential are to allow experienced teachers an opportunity for professional growth and development, and to identify highly qualified, experienced teachers to serve as resources in their areas of expertise in curriculum development, mentoring, supervising, evaluating teachers, and in other areas as may be determined by their schools and school districts.
   III. Master teachers shall have no authority to effectively recommend any personnel action. However, their activities may form the basis for an independent administrative performance review.

Source. 1998, 314:4, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.