National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

National Board Certification is a demonstration of a candidate’s teaching practice as measured against high and rigorous standards.  It is a symbol of commitment to excellence in teaching.  Those achieving National Board Certification have been assessed by their peers and found to be accomplished, making sound professional judgments about student learning and acting effectively on those judgments.  The ultimate result is improved student learning. Additional information on the National Board Certification can be found at http://www.nbpts.org.

Articles of interest from National Baord for Professional Teaching Standards:

Information about Virginia's application for funding to support the National Board Certification Process can be found at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/career_resources/national_board_cert/index.shtml
 
MCPS National Board Certified Teachers

Susanne Dana

2000
2008

Adult/Young Adult Science
Karen Coston 2001 Adult/Young Adult Social Studies
Tamra Oliver 2001 Early Childhood Generalist
Roselynn Hopkins 2001 Early/Middle Childhood Art
Suzan Mauney 2002 Early Adolescence Science
Kym Helms 2002 Early Childhood Generalist
Marya Katz 2002 Early/Middle Childhood Generalist Music
Melissa Lisanti 2003 Early Adolescence Social Studies
Bert Milburn 2004 Adult/Young Adult Social Studies
Samantha Quesenberry 2004 Early and Middle Childhood Music
Lynn Everett 2004 Early Childhood/Young Adulthood Exceptional Needs
Kathleen O'Connell 2005 Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading-Language Arts
Kurt Green 2005 Early Adolescence Biology
Ginger Wagner 2006 Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading-Language Arts
Robin Bibb 2006 Early Childhood Generalist
Cindy Dowdy 2006 Early Childhood Generalist
Julie Stanley 2006 Early Childhood Generalist
Karen Cundiff 2006 Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading-Language Arts
Diane Naff 2007 Early Childhood Generalist
Crystal Smith 2007 Early Adolescence Mathematics
Letitia Valdes-McGuire 2007 World Languages (Spanish) Early Adolescence/Young Adulthood
Lori Whitlow 2007 Career and Technical Education: Early Adolescence/Young Adulthood
Rebecca Novy 2008 Middle Childhood Generalist
Hollie Ferguson 2008 Early Adolescent Science
Reba Hoffman 2008

Early Adolescent Science

K Preston 2008

Library Science Media

Sandra Sim 2009

Early Adolescence English Language Arts

Penny Keaton 2009

Early Childhood Generalist

Janet Jennings 2009

Career and Technical Education: Early Adolescence/Young Adulthood

Kendra Atkins-Boyce 2010

Early Adolescence Language Arts

Jamie Simmons 2010

Career and Technical Education: Early Adolescence/Young Adulthood

Ann Berenato 2011

Early/Middle Childhood Generalist Music

Amy Greer-Knowles 2011

Early Childhood Generalist

Jessica Hodge 2011

Early Childhood Generalist

Dianne Lacy 2011

Career and Technical Education: Early Adolescence/Young Adulthood

MCPS Teacher Resource Materials for Current Candidates: