Godley ISD and Tarleton State outline two‑year pathway for National Board certification and a master’s degree for teachers

Godley Independent School District officials and representatives from Tarleton State University presented a planned partnership to support teachers pursuing National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification and to allow the same coursework to count toward a two‑year master’s degree in curriculum and instruction.

The proposal, presented to the board by district staff and Tarleton faculty, would offer a hybrid program of coursework and faculty mentoring across two years, with a summer session included. “This partnership actually came as a conversation in my beginning of the year goal setting meeting,” Doctor Nix said, describing district leadership’s request for a higher‑education partner to help teachers access Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) funding through National Board certification.

Why it matters: National Board certification is a rigorous, teacher‑led assessment process that the…