Tahoma High health and fitness teacher Tracy Krause was selected to serve on a committee that is working to review and revise the current standards that are the basis for National Board Certification in that field.

Krause is among 10 National Board Certified Teachers on the 13-member committee composed of a select group of educators from across the country to assure the National Board’s Physical Education Standards reflects the best practices and latest research in the field. He was chosen from a pool of more than 250 applicants.

“Tracy is a proven leader in physical education with an extraordinary track record of documented expertise when it comes to advancement in this field,” said Joan Auchter, chief program officer, NBPTS. “As we work to improve student learning and student achievement throughout the United States, I am pleased that the work of this committee will serve as the foundation for the assessment in the National Board Certification process for physical education.”

There are nearly 1,700 teachers nationwide who have achieved National Board Certification in the field of physical education. These outstanding educators are working every day to create opportunities for students to learn and succeed.

As part of the National Board’s ongoing mission to provide high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do, the Physical Education Committee is working to review and revise the current standards that are the basis for National Board Certification in this field. Practicing classroom teachers fill a majority of seats on standards committees, while other members represent districts, states and higher education.