Walter Brown, Sr., NBCT

Walter is a third generation educator—both of his parents were public school teachers and his grandfather was a school bus driver—who carries the passion and respect for education in his DNA. He attained National Board Certification in English/Language Arts while teaching at Fair Park High School in Shreveport, LA in 2001. Since then, he has worked with programs in New Orleans (prior to Hurricane Katrina) and his home parish of Caddo to recruit and support teachers in at-risk schools to pursue National Board Certification. In 2015, he worked with several colleagues and the Louisiana Association of Educators (NEA affiliate) to start the Louisiana NBCT Network and advocates for his state’s reinstatement of  its support of National Board Certified Teachers. He serves Caddo Paris as the Secondary ELA Supervisor and is the proud father of five children. He is also pursuing his doctorate in Educational Leadership.