WCPSS Teachers Renew National Board Certification

December 15, 2011 – Seventy-two Wake County Public School System educators earned renewal of their certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards this year.

After 10 years, National Board certified teachers must submit a portfolio of their accomplishments as teacher leaders to maintain the distinction. Teachers typically begin the renewal process in the eighth year of certification. As in the initial certification, impact on student achievement remains the focus. Renewal candidates complete the National Board’s Profile of Professional Growth submitting videos demonstrating their teaching and providing evidence of how they have positively impacted student achievement since their initial certification.

Top WCPSS Schools
WCPSS had four schools where three or more teachers earned renewal of their certification. Apex High had five. Cary High had four. Enloe High had three teachers renew.

WCPSS had 29 elementary, 13 middle, 27 high school teachers and three administrators renew certification this year.

WCPSS #2 in Nation for Teachers Earning Initial Certification
WCPSS had 156 teachers earn certification this year, the second largest class of new certified teachers in the nation. WCPSS had 319 teachers earn certification last year, and 197 in 2009.

The NC Department of Public Instruction reports that 1,244 NC teachers earned certification this year. NC had the largest class of teachers earning certification of any state this year. DPI reports that 19,193 NC teachers have earned certification from the National Board.

Certification is a Symbol of Excellence
NC teachers have pursued National Board certification since 1994. Teachers who achieve certification receive a salary supplement on top of their regular pay that is good for the 10-year life of the certification. They are awarded 7.5 continuing education credits (CEUs) for completing initial certification and two CEUs for renewing National Board certification.
The state supports teachers pursuing National Board certification by providing eligible candidates low-interest loans to pay the $2,500 assessment fee and three paid release days from normal teacher responsibilities to develop their portfolios.

National Board certification is the highest credential in the teaching profession and participation is voluntary. Teachers achieve certification through a rigorous performance-based assessment that typically takes from one to three years to complete and measures what accomplished teachers and counselors should know and be able to do. As a part of the process, candidates build a portfolio that includes student work samples, assignments, videotapes and a thorough analysis of their classroom teaching. Certification is currently available to educators in 27 fields.

72 WCPSS Teachers Renew National Board Certification

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	SCHOOL NAME
Jeffrey	Derda	Apex High School
Jana Bond	Hill	Apex High School
Danita	Jones	Apex High School
Gail Leila	Moog	Apex High School
Linda	Pattison	Apex High School
Tonya	Hinton	Athens Drive High School
Deana	Yonally	Athens Drive High School
Leslie	Bailey	Baileywick Elementary School
Patricia	Smith Harden	Baileywick Elementary School
Laura	Graf	Brassfield Elementary School
Stacy	Kessler	Brassfield Elementary School
Vernell	Jones Crowder	Carnage Middle School
Martha	Sanson Diaz	Carpenter Elementary School
Gayle	Harrington	Cary Elementary School
Stephanie	Beane Jessee	Cary High School
Jan	Hughes Stewart	Cary High School
Judith	Quick	Cary High School
Edward	Yasick	Cary High School
Jodie	Joines Spencer	Combs Elementary School
Debra	Powell	Combs Elementary School
Ellen	Govert	Davis Drive Elementary School
Susan	Jackson	Davis Drive Middle School
Heather	Duvall	Dillard Drive Middle School
Beth Avra	Levine	Douglas Elementary School
Deanna	Harris	East Cary Middle School
Victoria	Bell	East Wake Middle School
Rebecca	Clark	Enloe High School
Ronald	Clark	Enloe High School
Jodi	Hearn	Enloe High School
Megan	Jackson	Farmington Woods Elementary School
Tina	Rickwalt Zarzecki	Forest Pines Drive Elementary School
Jolene	Slonac	Forest Pines Drive Elementary School
Karen	Berge Brown	Fuquay-Varina High School
Lisa	Huffman	Garner High School
Steven	Gregory	Holly Grove Elementary School
Kimberly	Wilkins Stewart	Holly Grove Elementary School
Lena	Leboeuf	Jeffreys Grove Elementary School
Sheila	Dixit Alston	Kingswood Elementary School
Deborah	Slais	Lacy Elementary School
Suzanne	Zaccardo	Laurel Park Elementary School
Catherine	Walker Perkinson	Lead Mine Elementary School
Krista	Russo Chern	Leesville Road Elementary School
Matthew	Caggia	Leesville Road High School
Valerie	Skinner Hendricks	Leesville Road High School
Patricia	Boone	Leesville Road Middle School
Melody	Moore	Ligon Middle School
Marilynn	Hoch	Lincoln Heights Elementary School
Bryan	Fulford	Lufkin Road Middle School
Lynne	Price	Lufkin Road Middle School
Gail	Barham	Martin Middle School
Lynn	Flood	Middle School Programs
William	Dickens	Millbrook High School
Paula	Duncan Abbott	Millbrook High School
Lynne	Davis Allen	North Forest Pines Elementary School
Jill	Bliss	Panther Creek High School
Laurie	Toreson	Panther Creek High School
Melissa	Hambleton	Pre K Services/Crossroads Ii
John T	Peeler	Sanderson High School
Michael	Worley	Sanderson High School
Michelle	Harrell	Southeast Raleigh High School
Lynette	Croutharmel	Special Education Services
Julie	Carroll	Timber Drive Elementary School
Cynthia	Sovich	Wake Forest-Rolesville High School
Kerry	Buckley	Wakefield High School
Laura	Kellerman	Wakefield Middle School
Lynn	Bitting	Washington Elementary School
Rose Anne	Farris Brown	Washington Elementary School
Karen	Leonard	Weatherstone Elementary School
Gregory	Somma	West Lake Middle School
Regina	Watkins	West Lake Middle School
Anne	Penland Bissett	York Elementary School
Pamela	Purifoy	York Elementary School

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