Last Thursday, ACPS celebrated a record number of teachers who have received or renewed their National Board Certification — 17 in total! Twelve teachers are newly certified and five have renewed their certifications this year.
Three schools had multiple teachers achieve the teaching profession’s highest mark of accomplishment: James K. Polk Elementary School and Francis C. Hammond Middle School’s International Academy each had four, while T.C. Williams, including the Satellite Campus, had seven.
National Board Certification is a voluntary, teacher-driven professional learning process from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. The qualification supports teachers in developing and demonstrating the advanced knowledge, skills and practices required of an outstanding educator.
“To achieve National Board Certification requires a high level of dedication and commitment to the teaching profession. We are so proud to celebrate the large number of teachers who successfully completed this intense and rigorous program, which ultimately benefits our students in the classroom,” said Interim Superintendent Dr. Lois F. Berlin.
Higher standards for teachers means better learning for students. ACPS is committed to developing an exemplary staff and ensuring that there is a highly effective teacher in every classroom, ACPS provides on-going support to teachers who pursue National Board Certification. ACPS now has 74 National Board Certified teachers and counselors on staff.
The teachers were celebrated at a reception on Thursday evening and recognized at the School Board meeting the same night.
John Adams Elementary School
- Bobbi Wade, First Grade ~ K-2 generalist certification
Jefferson Houston PreK-8 School
- Carlette Bethea, K-2 Special Educator (Renewal) ~ Special educator certification
James K. Polk Elementary School
- Heidi Cecchini, Kindergarten ~ Early childhood generalist certification
- Erin Davidson, Bridging the Gap Coordinator ~ Early childhood generalist certification
- Amanda Priestley, English Language ~ Early childhood generalist certification
- Anne Teagle, Intervention Specialist ~ Middle childhood generalist certification
Francis C. Hammond Middle School
- Katrina Ford, Math, International Academy ~ Adolescence and young adulthood mathematics certification
- Adrienne Hook, Math, International Academy ~ Adolescent math certification
- Jeff Johnson, Math, International Academy ~ Secondary math (grades 6-12) certification
- Alison Walter, Social Studies, International Academy ~ Social studies-history early adolescence certification
T.C. Williams High School
- Michelle Hudgens, Social Studies ~ History for adolescents and young adults certification
- Tia Moore, Physical Education (Renewal) ~ Physical education certification
- Dean Munson, Math (Renewal) ~ Adolescent math certification
- Jessica Purohit, Math – English as a new language certification
- Emmet Rosenfeld, English/Language Arts (Renewal) – Secondary English certification
- Laura Simons, Science ~ Physics for adolescence and young adulthood certification
T.C. Williams Satellite Campus
- Izora Everson, Director of Online Learning/T. C. Williams Satellite Campus Principal (Renewal) ~ Early adolescence through young adult social studies certification
Are you thinking about earning National Board Certification?
ACPS offers a differentiated program of support for staff members considering certification and for staff members actively engaged in the certification process.
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