Vol, 7, No. 10: March 10, 2008		Get SEAchange by email

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4. Master Educators of 2007

State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster commended 31 educators who earned Wisconsin's 10-year Master Educator License in 2007.

"Achieving a master educator license shows true devotion to education," Burmaster said. "These educators are to be commended for their dedication to our schools and students and for their efforts to improve themselves and their profession."

Educators must develop a portfolio that shows mastery of the state's teacher, pupil services, or administrator standards to earn a master educator license. The portfolio development process takes from one to two years and includes work samples, a video of exemplary practice, student work, and other supporting information that document contributions to the profession and improved student learning. Three assessors in the applicant's field evaluate each master educator license application.

The majority of Wisconsin's 2007 master educators were among the first cadre of Wallace Fellows. They were part of the Wisconsin Urban Schools Leadership Project, funded with a grant from the Wallace Foundation. These mid-career principals worked with the Department of Public Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, as well as with national consultants, to develop a national model of exemplary urban school leadership and inform state policy regarding the identification of a master urban school leader.

Five of the 2007 master educator license recipients earned their credential through the Wisconsin Master Educator Assessment Process.

"Our new master educators were judged to be outstanding by a panel of their peers," Burmaster noted. "They are highly trained and successful educators who know their subject, know how to have a positive impact on student achievement, and know how to lead an educational organization. They contribute to our efforts to close the achievement gap through our New Wisconsin Promise, which strives to ensure a quality educator in every classroom and strong leader in every school."

The master educator license is one of three stages for licensure in Wisconsin for professional education.

The state now has 552 educators who hold licenses at the master educator level.

More information is available in a DPI news release.

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Last updated on 3/10/2008