The staff at Tefft works together to meet the needs of their diverse student population.

There are approximately 60 certified educators at Tefft. Over 85% have a Master’s Degree in their content area.  Tefft also boasts two National Board Certified teachers, the highest certification a teacher can achieve. 

The staff believes in an awareness of current research on what works with students and strives to implement ideas that represent best practices and will help the students in their school.  This is evident in their commitment to academic vocabulary as a way to improve student understanding in each content area. They also have been leaders in student led parent-teacher conferences. In fact they were recognized in a New York Times article this year for their effort.

The teachers support students through before and after school opportunities for students to attend homework help sessions.  They also encourage students to write and provide vehicles for their work to be shared. The school newsletter has an update from each of the Houses written by students. For more information on Tefft "houses" click here. They also write a literary magazine twice a year.  Interviews with teachers, movie reviews, short stories and more make up this interesting publication titled, Tefft Zine. To view magazine click here.  

This faculty is very involved and it seems to be paying off in benefits for their students.

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