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Wake Leads Nation in National Board Certified Teachers
January 8, 2018
In December 2017, 106 WCPSS teachers earned National Board Certification according to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. In addition, 117 teachers who already had received their National Board Certification earned renewal of their certifications.
For the 12th consecutive year, our district has the highest number of National Board Certified teachers in the country. More than 2,000 teachers have earned this high distinction while working in our district. This success is thanks in part to the support we provide to candidates at every step of the process, from initial candidacy through renewal.
Statewide, 616 teachers achieved this “gold standard” in teaching in 2017. These teachers are part of the first group to certify under a revised process, which is now more affordable and flexible. Under this new process, teachers now have up to three years to complete board certification, as opposed to one year in the previous process.
Our district also is the first in the nation to partner with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to create a program designed to support third-year teachers as they prepare to pursue board certification. In the district’s Beginner to Board-Certified program, participants attend professional development sessions throughout the year as a cohort and move together through the certification process starting in the fourth year of their career. Eleven new NBCTs who participated in the first Beginner to Board-Certified cohort achieved board certification this past December. Many others in our first two cohorts are continuing to work towards earning board certification.
Seeking National Board Certification demands significant time and effort from a teacher. The process requires teachers to analyze their teaching practices and impact on student learning, to take on leadership roles and to collaborate with their peers. The National Board Certification program is built upon the belief that establishing higher standards for teachers means better learning for students.
Once a candidate becomes a National Board Certified Teacher, he or she is eligible for a 12 percent pay increase from the state.
Under the new process, National Board Certification must be renewed every five years.
Newly certified teachers, along with those receiving renewals this year, will be honored at a celebration in March.
For more information about National Board certification, visit https://www.wcpss.net/nbct.
Congratulations to the following teachers who earned or renewed National Board Certification in 2017:
Abbotts Creek Elementary
Dana Detelich
Adams Elementary
Lindsay Hughes (Renewal)
Bhavani Subramanian (Renewal)
Alston Ridge Elementary
Heidi Cousley
Jodie Damrauer
Apex Friendship High
Laura Caldarera (Renewal)
Apex High
Susan Evans (Renewal)
Megan Fackler Bretz (Renewal)
Todd Miller (Renewal)
Apex Middle
Michael Combs
Stephen Combs
Kathleen Mancini
Christine Roberts
Ryan Rodgers (Renewal)
Athens Drive Magnet High
Ginger Harrell (Renewal)
Shernita Telfair (Renewal)
Aversboro Elementary
Vicki Artis (Renewal)
Consuelo Bryant
Adrienne Ruckser
Banks Road Elementary
Somer Alford
Meghan Braydich
Barwell Road Elementary
Brett Dixon
Baucom Elementary
Melissa Edwards (Renewal)
Briarcliff Elementary
Sallie Wooten
Brier Creek Elementary
Summer Ibrahim
Jessica Vonderheide (Renewal)
Brooks Magnet Elementary
Jennifer Klyne (Renewal)
Broughton Magnet High
David Corsetti (Renewal)
Mason Mcdaniel (Renewal)
Juliana Pattisall-Williams (Renewal)
Stephanie Profio-Miller
Andrea Urso-Hignutt (Renewal)
Career and Technical Education
Phillip Vice (Renewal)
Carver Elementary
Melissa Mcelroy (Renewal)
Cary Elementary
Sobia Estrela (Renewal)
Jessica Randall
Cary High
Jilla Peasley
Ana Rodriguez (Renewal)
Combs Magnet Elementary
Rachel Smith
Conn Magnet Elementary
Stephanie Anolick (Renewal)
Tamara Fagan (Renewal)
Creech Road Elementary
Patricia Taylor (Renewal)
Crossroads Flex
Alex Kaulfuss (Renewed)
Daniels Magnet Middle
Karen Marconi (Renewal)
Christina Mitchell Rush
Davis Drive Elementary
Kristin Nance
Davis Drive Middle
Ashley Green (Renewal)
Dillard Drive Elementary
Gregory Pivec
Douglas Magnet Elementary
Sydney Komyati
Lisa Mentock
Maggie Yearout
Durant Road Middle
Sunny Collins (Renewal)
Kathleen Vanscoy
East Cary Middle
Rachel Warrick
East Garner Magnet Middle
Katherine Sokolowski
East Wake Middle
Casey Duryea
East Wake High
Julia Miller (Renewal)
Enloe Magnet High
Elizabeth Greer (Renewal)
James Lyttle (Renewal)
Celia Rowland (Renewal)
Farmington Woods Magnet Elementary
Emily Dean (Renewal)
Sandra Kidd (Renewal)
Forest Pines Drive Elementary
Kathryn Brooks
Elizabeth Newton
Fuquay-Varina Middle
Lynn Womack
Fuquay-Varina High
Lisa Bartels
Todd Dowler (Renewal)
Blake Norby
Garner Magnet High
Theresa Gale (Renewal)
Tracy Taylor (Renewal)
Green Hope Elementary
Elicia Dunk
Green Hope High
Kevin Hrehor (Renewal)
Laura Kovalaske
Jessica Merry
Heritage Elementary
Tricia Alford (Renewal)
Kathryn Lineberry
Heritage High
Miles Macleod
Highcroft Drive Elementary
Jennifer Butler (Renewal)
Rachel Castaneda
Hillburn Academy
Jennifer Browndorf (Renewal)
Maureen Mcanarney (Renewal)
Holly Grove Middle
David Priest (Renewal)
Chad Smith (Renewal)
Holly Ridge Elementary
Megan Bauer
Holly Ridge Middle
Marilyn Jesrani (Renewal)
Susan Lanehart Rhodes (Renewal)
Holly Springs High
Nancy Beichner
Alan Ellington (Renewal)
Hortons Creek Elementary
Kelly Dickerson
Carol Mohn
Hunter Magnet Elementary
Sarah Duris
Julie Oliver (Renewal)
Angela Parham (Renewal)
Alicia Tanceusz (Contres)
Kimberly Williamson
Jeffreys Grove Magnet Elementary
Nancy East
Jones Dairy Elementary
Rachel Childs (Renewal)
Angela Tillery (Renewal)
Lake Myra Elementary
Kimberlee Holton (Renewal)
Jennifer Quinn
Sherry Strutz (Renewal)
LaDawn Underhill
Laurel Park Elementary
Melissa Mcgahey (Renewal)
Lead Mine Elementary
Gloria Butler (Renewal)
Leesville Road High
Wendell Barnwell (Renewal)
Alyssa Montgomery
Lockhart Elementary
Jamie Castellano
Sloan Testerink
Lufkin Road Middle
Elizabeth Barlow
Lynn Road Elementary
Stephanie Hadad
Martin Magnet Middle
Jennifer Townsend (Renewal)
Middle Creek High
Peter Briley
Shannon Jones
Millbrook Magnet High
Kierston Bartney
David Beller
Joshua Davis
Julee Dickens
Colby Erle
Lauren Genesky
Jonathan Grow
Sally Holbert
Allison Leaptrott
Mills Park Elementary
Haley Jones
Andrew Mohn
Meaghan White
Mills Park Middle
Maureen Kasegian (Renewal)
Brigid Lowman
Stuart Milner
Michelle Racioppo
Jennifer Walski
Moore Square Magnet Middle
Katherine Price
Morrisville Elementary
Jennifer Bracke (Renewal)
North Garner Middle
Millicent Hodges Lester (Renewal)
North Ridge Elementary
Meredith Jarrett (Renewal)
North Wake College and Career Academy
La Toya Brothers (Renewal)
Megan Walter (Renewal)
Northwoods Elementary
Rosemarie Martin (Renewal)
Oak Grove Elementary
Jennifer Collins
Laura Grabowski
Kenya Snider (Renewal)
Jolonda Tysor (Renewal)
Oakview Elementary
Tiffany Palmer (Renewal)
Olds Elementary
Rayshawn Lockhart (Renewal)
Olive Chapel Elementary
Kimberly Bossman (Renewal)
Panther Creek High
Katherine Beaver (Renewal)
Joyce Contreras (Renewal)
John Evans (Renewal)
Susan Letts (Renewal)
Gregory Ray
Amy Spruill (Renewal)
Matthew Sonstroem
Partnership Magnet Elementary
Junica Chavis (Renewal)
Joann Huziak (Renewal)
Penny Road Elementary
Sarah Fenik (Renewal)
Pine Hollow Middle
Nichole Case
Danny Inscoe (Renewal)
Julie Stern (Renewal)
Cassandra West
Pleasant Grove Elementary
Mary Jones (Renewal)
Pleasant Union Elementary
Jaymie Boose
Madeline Griep
Monica Stokes (Renewal)
Powell Magnet Elementary
Jessica Gill
Reedy Creek Elementary
Erin Wasko (Renewal)
River Bend Elementary
Tara Reske (Renewal)
River Oaks Middle
Lynne Petersen (Renewal)
Rolesville Middle
Ashley Beal
Kinea Epps
Salem Elementary
Suzan Sudlow (Renewal)
Salem Middle
Greg Brown
Marcy Harris (Renewal)
Jennifer Howland
Brian Quigley
Sanderson High
Grace Carroll
Linda Driscoll
SCORE Academy
Shannon Stone (Renewal)
Scotts Ridge Elementary
Catherine Anderson (Renewal)
Heather Chandler
Barbara Cooper (Renewal)
Gretchen Koskoski (Renewal)
Kristen Noonan (Renewal)
Heather Sawkiewicz
Mary Anne Shaw
Sycamore Creek Elementary
Melody Brunson (Renewal)
Jennifer Seha
Southeast Raleigh Magnet High
Marcelle Boyd Pettis (Renewal)
Special Education Services
Sarah Biddle (Renewal)
Timber Drive Elementary
Karen Waller (Renewal)
Title 1
Lara Randby (Renewal)
Denise Zawada (Renewal)
Underwood Magnet Elementary
Dawn Berlew (Renewal)
Wake Early College of Health and Science
Amy Christensen (Renewal)
Wakefield High
Sarah Joyner (Renewal)
Sara King
Jodi Riedel (Renewal)
Laura Stiles (Renewal)
Wakefield Middle
Cora Harper (Renewal)
Catherine Shifflett
Wake Forest High
Victoria Crouse (Renewal)
Kristi Dunn (Renewal)
Rachel Prather
Tara Wojciechowski (Renewal)
Wake Forest Middle
Pamela Anderson (Renewal)
Lori Ellis (Renewal)
Teresa Toledo (Renewal)
Wakelon Elementary
Katrina Joyner (Renewal)
Lee Small (Renewal)
Mitzi Zinn
Wake STEM Early College High School
Andrea Gambino
Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy
Kristie Farrell
Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy
Vanessa Ramsey Wilkes (Renewal)
Walnut Creek Elementary
Maribeth Priest (Renewal)
Wendell Middle
Rebecca Collins
West Cary Middle
Shwety Goswami
West Lake Elementary
Michelle Turner
Angela Voss Stafford (Renewal)
West Millbrook Magnet Middle
Christine Youth
White Oak Elementary
Victoria Williams
Wildwood Forest Elementary
Melody Johnson (Renewal)
Sara Roberts
Willow Springs Elementary
Kristen Curley (Renewal)
Lindsay MacLellan
Beth Strachan
Karla Tillery
Yates Mill Elementary
Michael Cruze (Renewal)
April Mendzef (Renewal)
Zebulon Magnet Middle
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