Local teacher earns national certification

Exceptional Needs Specialist, Early Childhood to Young Adult, is quite a title, but local teacher Donna Crandall wears it well.

Crandall recently obtained her national certification, as well as the long title, through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

National certification is one of the highest marks of professional accomplishment, according to the board website, www.nbpts.org, and according to Crandall, the stringent process demands a great time commitment but is well worth it.

Crandall's certification required 450 work-hours as well as two five-hour exams over the c...