In Memorium of Ronald Thorpe

Earlier this month Ronald Thorpe, the President of the National Board for Professional Teaching standards, died from lung cancer at the age of 63.  The congratulatory letter that I received stating that I had passed my Boards was from Dr. Thorpe.  More information on his passing can be found here.

Among multiple other achievements, Dr. Thorpe is credited with making the daunting process of becoming Board certified more accessible for teachers by decreasing the cost.  His vision was to have a Board certified teacher in every classroom across the nation and he advocated for the pathway to teaching certification to mimic the pathway for certification in medicine.

He will be missed by all of us who valued, admired, and respected his work towards elevating the teaching profession.