Amy Jensen, left, teaches fifth grade at Bordewich Bray Elementary School while her daughter Alyssa Jensen teaches third grade at Mark Twain Elementary School. Amy said next year she will be moving to Mark Twain, and both women have earned their National Board Certifications. (Photo: Jessica Garcia/Nevada Appeal)

Marjorie Rispin, seventh grade English teacher at Carson Middle School, stands with her daughter Tara Rispin, seventh and eighth grade science teacher of Eagle Valley Middle School. Marjorie is in her 28th year at CMS as Tara finishes up her second year after a career in acting in Los Angeles and New York. (Photo: Jessica Garcia/Nevada Appeal)

Jennifer Palmer, Eagle Valley Middle School special education teacher, and her mother, Kathy Brown, autism and special education teacher at Bordewich Bray Elementary School, worked to earn their National Board Certifications at the same time. (Photo: Jessica Garcia/Nevada Appeal)