UPDATE 12/11/2012: An earlier version of this story stated there were 11 National Board certified teachers in 2012. There are three.

Wednesday night, Sumner School District will recognize three educators awarded National Board Certification in 2012.

National Board Certification is the nationally accepted standard signifying quality in instruction. Candidates—who can be teachers, counselors or librarians—submit themselves to rigorous evaluation of their performance in order to meet the requirements of certification. An application for National Board Certification includes four portfolio entries, one of which requires an analysis of a videotaped lesson, and a three-hour session at an assessment center. It requires between 200 and 400 hours of work by the candidate over a one-year period. There is a fee of $2,565.00. The certificate is good for 10 years and the State of Washington currently pays a stipend of $5,000 a year to each certified teacher.

District-wide, 90 teachers have earned certification through the National Board program. That number reflects approximately 21 percent of teaching staff, according to a media release from the district.

The 2012 certified teachers include Lisa Crinklaw of Victor Falls Elementary, Boe Woodbury of Sumner High School, and Kathleen Tuttle of Bonney Lake High School.

The 2012 National Board Certified Teachers will be recognized by the School Board and Superintendent Craig Spencer at the District Winter Social, 5 to 6 p.m., on Dec. 12 at the Central Administration Office in downtown Sumner.

The office is at 1202 Wood Ave.