WCPSS continues to lead nation in National Board Certified teachers

February 8, 2022

In December of 2021, 96 WCPSS teachers earned National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBTS). In addition, 161 of our Board Certified teachers earned renewal.

For the past 16 years, our district has had the highest number of National Board Certified teachers in the country. More than 3,000 teachers have earned this high distinction while working in our district.

North Carolina also is first in the nation for educators earning this “gold standard” in teaching in 2021. Statewide, 399 teachers earned initial National Board Certification last year. Certified educators navigate a rigorous process that requires deep reflection on their personal teaching practices and impact on student learning. The process also requires a significant commitment of time outside of regular classroom responsibilities.

All National Board Certified teachers in North Carolina are eligible for a 12 percent pay increase from the state. National Board Certification must be renewed every five years.

In 2015, our district became the first in the nation to partner with the NBTS to create a Beginner to Board-Certified program. The program provides third-year teachers professional development and a cohort of colleagues to collaborate with as they pursue Board certification starting in the fourth year of their career. Since the program’s inception, seven cohorts of teachers have successfully moved through the certification process together.

Newly certified teachers, along with those receiving renewals this year, will be honored at a celebration in March.

Congratulations to the following teachers who earned or renewed Board certification in 2021:

Alston Ridge Elementary School

Evelyn Greenman

Hana Kamiya - renewal

Christina Slavinsky - renewal

Alston Ridge Middle School

Heather Covington - renewal

Apex Friendship High School

Paula Americo

Branden Green - renewal

Melanie McFerrin - renewal

Johnny Vargas - renewal

Matthew Yaeger

Apex Friendship Middle School

Rachel Jones - renewal

Floyd Rice

Ashlyn Scruggs

Apex High School

Andrea Hampton - renewal

Jana Hill - renewal

Keri Pannell - renewal

Apex Middle School

Aimee Beavers - renewal

Michael Combs - renewal

Stephen Combs - renewal

Lynn Flood - renewal

Kathleen Mancini - renewal

Carol Mohn - renewal

Amy Oxendine - renewal

Mary Rebando - renewal

Shannon Simpson

Athens Drive High School

Elizabeth Logsdon

Elizabeth Ray

Rachel Shelton

Ballentine Elementary School

Shannon Chapman

Sharma Vinta

Banks Road Elementary School

Somer Alford - renewal

Meghan Bright - renewal

Julie Sheleheda - renewal

Kristina Soltiz - renewal

Barwell Road Elementary School

Brett Dixon - renewal

Baucom Elementary School

Elizabeth Frost

Dana Sleeth

Brassfield Elementary School

Laura DeFranco - renewal

Stacy Kessler - renewal

Krista Russo Chern - renewal

Brentwood Elementary School

Carolyn Brooks - renewal

Brooks Elementary School

Megan Bruce - renewal

Brittan Gourley

Heather Lilley - renewal

Holly Renigaar - renewal

Bryan Road Elementary School

Katherine Walton - renewal

Bugg Elementary School

Lioubov Tyer

Carnage Middle School

Hannah Parker

Carpenter Elementary School

Lisa Giannone-Poirier - renewal

Carroll Middle School

Haley Garvis

Carver Elementary School

Amber Wise

Cary Elementary School

Melissa Bachman

Elizabeth Dingler - renewal

Cary High School

Lisa Huffman - renewal

Joshua Mann

Jilla Peasley - renewal

Edward Yasick - renewal

Cedar Fork Elementary School

Brooke Mistretta

Connections Academy

Carrie Hall - renewal

Creech Road Elementary School

Lauren Hippo

Davis Drive Middle School

Bryan Fulford - renewal

Shwety Goswami - renewal

Carrie Jones - renewal

Dillard Drive Elementary School

Holli Tyner

Heather Smith - renewal

Dillard Drive Middle School

Lisa Bartels - renewal

Erika Mukenge

Douglas Elementary School

Jessica Vaughan

Maggie Yearout - renewal

Durant Road Elementary School

Kerry Shearer

Durant Road Middle School

Kathleen Vanscoy - renewal

East Cary Middle School

Christina Reynolds - renewal

East Garner Middle School

LaConya Best - renewal

East Millbrook Middle School

Katrina Maida - renewal

East Wake High School

Cassie Neal - renewal

Amy Parker

Enloe High School

Patricia Miller - renewal

Adriana Quesada

Farmington Woods Elementary School

Alison DiOrio - renewal

Katie Herrema - renewal

Fuquay-Varina Elementary School

Kimberly Lane - renewal

Fuquay-Varina High School

Shelby Cole - renewal

Gail Siemer

Kendra Yearick

Fuquay-Varina Middle School

Amanda Fox - renewal

Garner High School

Michelle Rivero

Paul Verstrat - renewal

Green Hope Elementary School

Julie Wesner

Green Hope High School

Alice Ju

Harris Creek Elementary School

Jolene Dolan - renewal

Heritage Elementary School

Melissa John - renewal

Kathryn Lineberry - renewal

Pamela Marks - renewal

Heritage High School

Mary Cowley - renewal

Heritage Middle School

Susan Falwell - renewal

Michelle Fitzpatrick - renewal

Margaret Zulick

Highcroft Elementary School

Alexandria Curfman

Allison McClelland

Hilburn Drive Academy

Natalie White

Holly Grove Elementary School

Tamela Maas

Jennifer Rogers

Holly Grove Middle School

Debra Schelin - renewal

Holly Ridge Elementary School

Jennifer Kirschbaum - renewal

Megan Skamperle - renewal

Holly Ridge Middle School

Janet Webb - renewal

Holly Springs Elementary School

Jeannie Simonds - renewal

Holly Springs High School

Elizabeth Boliek - renewal

Kristina Brown - renewal

Belinda Crawford - renewal

Barbara Flohr

Hortons Creek Elementary School

Kelly Dickerson - renewal

Mary Griffin

Hunter Elementary School

Emily Casey

Alicia Tanceusz - renewal

Kimberly Williamson - renewal

Joyner Elementary School

Christina Bell - renewal

Kathryn Brooks - renewal

Emily Dawson

Knightdale Elementary School

Cynthia Natale - renewal

Lacy Elementary School

Margaret Bunn

Cara Sadin - renewal

Deborah Slais - renewal

Lake Myra Elementary School

Carla Baptista Tavares

LaDawn Pugh - renewal

Laurel Park Elementary School

Ashley Truskowski

Lead Mine Elementary School

Elizabeth Newton - renewal

Adrienne Ruckser - renewal

Katelin Shaffer

Candice Volland - renewal

Leesville Road Elementary School

Julia Bove - renewal

Karli Eller - renewal

Pamela Rose - renewal

Leesville Road High School

Kimberly Arwood - renewal

Tonya Eastman - renewal

Susan Ennis - renewal

Jill Walton - renewal

Leesville Road Middle School

Rebecca Belcastro

Lincoln Heights Elementary School

Kiersten Traylor

Lufkin Road Middle School

Elizabeth Barlow - renewal

Stephanie Eidson

Martin Middle School

John Sajben - renewal

Mary E. Phillips High School

Valerie Nelson

Middle Creek Elementary School

Rhonda Grode

Middle Creek High School

Peter Briley - renewal

Lori Wagoner

Millbrook High School

Paula Abbott - renewal

Mary Katherine Baker - renewal

Kierston Bartney - renewal

Jennifer Broadwell - renewal

Julee Dickens - renewal

Colby Erle - renewal

Lauren Genesky - renewal

Stefanie Goblet - Renewal

Jonathan Grow - renewal

Catherine Harris

Natasha Wilson - renewal

Mills Park Elementary School

Haley Durgin - renewal

Andrew Mohn - renewal

Mills Park Middle School

Kelly Barber - renewal

Michellle Blocher - renewal

Jessica Matthews

Gregg Thompson

Moore Square Middle School

Katherine Price - renewal

Rachel Sweeney - renewal

Morrisville Elementary School

Michele Lesher

North Forest Pines Elementary School

Rachel Anderson - renewal

North Garner Elementary School

Geshia Cross - renewal

Earnestine Pollard - renewal

North Ridge Elementary School

Joanne Londe

North Wake College and Career Academy

Nadia Campbell - renewal

Oakview Elementary School

Julie Hughes - renewal

Lindsay Scott

Jennifer Taylor - renewal

Michelle Ward

Oak Grove Elementary School

Laura Grabowski - renewal

Katherine Hayes

Office of Early Learning

Margaret Crouch

Olive Chapel Elementary School

Rachel Sine - renewal

Panther Creek High School

Julie Endsley

Christopher Hoey - renewal

Emily Petersohn

Katherine Waller

Courtney Wayand

Parkside Elementary School

Kytrina Frederick

Tiara Shorts

Pine Hollow Middle School

Cassandra West - renewal

Pleasant Grove Elementary School

Susan Hanson

Rand Road Elementary School

Janet Bork - renewal

Reedy Creek Middle School

Karena Archie

Laurie Bauchman

Richland Creek Elementary School

Casie Daniels - renewal

Janette Johnson - renewal

Shannon Neu

Rogers Lane Elementary School

Gizelle Dangerfield

Rolesville Elementary School

Katresse Credle - renewal

Rolesville High School

Douglas Bradford

Melody Parnell - renewal

Rolesville Middle School

Kinea Epps - renewal

Amy Walter - renewal

Root Elementary School

Amy Koo - renewal

Salem Elementary School

Heather Berk

Joy Calvert

Stephen Damore

Salem Middle School

Jennifer Howland - renewal

Sara Roberts

Sanderson High School

Frances Auld - renewal

Carson Davis

Linda Driscoll - renewal

Kimberly Price - renewal

Sanford Creek Elementary School

Belinda McCusker - renewal

Felecia Washington

Scotts Ridge Elementary School

Courtney Beickert - renewal

Laura Nowak - renewal

South Garner High School

Christine Tuttell

South Lake Elementary School

Emily Adams

Christine Carlson

Special Education Services

Heather Livingstone

Stough Elementary School

Amy Gilliam - renewal

Denee Grant - renewal

Swift Creek Elementary School

Alyssa Donnee

Megan Sedaghat - renewal

Sycamore Creek Elementary School

Katherine Nanni - renewal

Danielle Overcash - renewal

Turner Creek Elementary School

Allyn Simon

Underwood Elementary School

LaSaundra Booth - renewal

Heather Callahan - renewal

Vandora Springs Elementary School

Kimberly Absher - renewal

Barbara Renee Zlotnicki

Vernon Malone College and Career Academy

Emaline Parrish

Shelley Sink

Wake Early College of Health and Science

Sarah Bohrmann - renewal

Melanie Lachance

Suzanne Nelson - renewal

Wake Forest High School

Christopher Monte - renewal

Zohra Sadat

Wake Forest Middle School

Ashley Beal - renewal

Cynthia Beaman

Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy

Kristie Farrell - renewal

Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy

Melody Solomon - renewal

Wakefield Elementary School

Anna Blake Watkins - renewal

Wakefield High School

Denise Furr - renewal

Robyn Stanek

Wakefield Middle School

Laura Kellerman - renewal

Kimberly Sanderlin - renewal

Wakelon Elementary School

Tiara Harris

Washington Elementary School

Rene Herrick - renewal

West Lake Elementary School

Lauren Roy - renewal

Christine Sales - renewal

West Lake Middle School

Ayanna Gattis

Gregory Somma - renewal

Regina Watkins - renewal

West Millbrook Middle School

Christine Youth - renewal

Wildwood Forest Elementary School

Ashley Fountain

Nicole Smith

Willow Springs Elementary School

Katie Crotty - renewal

Yates Mill Elementary School

Laura Murphy

Zebulon Middle School

Aimee Belt