The National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) of Miami-Dade, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 2002 by National Board Certified Teachers interested in recognizing, supporting, and promoting Accomplished Teaching.  The strategic goals of the NBCTs of Miami-Dade are to: advocate for the  professionalization of teaching; develop teacher leaders; and engage Accomplished Teachers. NBCTs of Miami-Dade is an affiliated Network of the National Board Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). There are currently 1350 NBCTs in Miami-Dade County. NBCTs of Miami-Dade works closely with Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the United Teachers of Dade.  NBCT of Miami-Dade is committed to strengthening teacher quality in the support of student achievement. NBCTs of Miami-Dade has become a national model for organization, teacher networking, mentoring training, and providing support for novice teachers. NBCTs of Miami-Dade members support the district’s Mentoring and Induction of New Teachers  Program (M.I.N.T.) This organization sponsored an annual conference, “Survive and Thrive,” for novice teachers every September from 2002-2007. NBCTs participate in the “New Teacher Orientation“ (NTO) and “New Educator Support Teams” (NEST) each year.