Nancy Everhart, an associate professor at The Florida State University’s College of Information, has been appointed by the Certification Council of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to the Library Media Standards Committee.

NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan and nongovernmental organization. It was formed in 1987 to advance the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching, creating a voluntary system to certify teachers who meet those standards and integrating certified teachers into educational reform efforts.

Everhart was selected from a pool of 425 applicants to serve on this committee which will be responsible for review and revision, as necessary, of the existing Library Media Standards document. This document serves as the foundation for the assessment in the National Board Certification process in Library Media.

Serving on this committee will provide a meaningful opportunity for Everhart to use her expertise to revise the national standards for library media specialists. Everhart’s teaching and research have focused on school library leadership. At Florida State, she co-developed an online leadership program, Project LEAD, for aspiring school library media specialists based on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards tenets.

Everhart also directs the PALM Center at Florida State, an interdisciplinary school library research center, in collaboration with College of Education faculty.  Everhart obtained her Ph.D. in 1990 from The Florida State University. She was on the faculty of St. John’s University in New York for 10 years and served as a media specialist in Pennsylvania for 14 years. She is the recipient of the numerous awards in the field as well as the author of several books and more than 50 journal publications. She is also a member of the board of directors of the Florida Association for Media in Education.