Eighty-five MCPS Educators Attain National Board Certification
in 2009
January 7, 2010
Total Number in MCPS Now Reaches 528
Eighty-five educators in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) achieved certification by the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in 2009.
With 528 National Board Certified educators overall, Montgomery County far surpasses all other counties in
Maryland and ranks 7th among school districts in the nation in the number of new National Board Certified
educators.
National Board Certification was created so teachers and other educators, like professionals in other fields,
can achieve distinction by demonstrating that they meet high standards for what accomplished educators
should know and be able to achieve.
Educators achieve certification after completing a series of assessments that include teaching portfolios,
student work samples, videotapes, and rigorous analyses of their classroom teaching and student learning.
Candidates also complete a series of written exercises that probe the depth of their subject-matter
knowledge and their understanding of how to teach those subjects to their students.
Full-time, non-administrative MCPS educators receive an additional $2,000 in their MCPS salary each year
as long as they retain a valid NBPTS certification. The state matches the local salary supplement with a
stipend up to a maximum of $2,000 per year for educators who meet the eligibility requirements set by the
state.
MCPS Educators Receiving National Board Certification in 2009
John T. Baker Middle School
Heather Wong
William H. Farquhar Middle School
Walter Geddes Jr.
Bannockburn Elementary School
Leah Bailey
Fields Road Elementary School
Nicole Monaco
Belmont Elementary School
Amanda Freely
Robert Frost Middle School
Craig McKee
James Hubert Blake High School
Gale Reynolds
Jean Smith
Francoise Vandenplas
Gaithersburg Elementary School
Jessica Leatherman
Megan Moore
Lorraine Piper
Gundry Rowe
Montgomery Blair High School
Joellyn Gil
Katie Honerkamp
Lauren Nestuk
Gaithersburg High School
Lawrence Harp
Kurt Richter
Burning Tree Elementary School
Eva Lifshitz
Germantown Elementary School
Meegan Marino
Carderock Springs Elementary School
Monica Ross
Goshen Elementary School
Sharon Greenwald
Cashell Elementary School
Andrea Baylin
Lori Leber
Lita Yates
Walter Johnson High School
Suzan Borno
Jennifer Hall
Nathan Schwartz
Winston Churchill High School
Alvin Figer
Anat Schwartz
Curtis Southworth
John F. Kennedy High School
Jaime Ambrosio
Stephanie Pasternak
Little Bennett Elementary School
David Horn
Roberto Clemente Middle School
Shannon Woodward
A. Mario Loiederman Middle School
Tricia Meyer Viladegut
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School
Anne Marie Luu Foerster
Hannah Hager
Kaleisha Miller
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School
Jennifer Fair
Kristin Halvorsen
Jade Liu
Farmland Elementary School
Kimberly Stimely
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MCPS Educators Receiving National Board Certification in 2009
Monocacy Elementary School
Linda Stolba
Rolling Terrace Elementary School
Sarah Joyce-McCarron
Montgomery Knolls Elementary School
Sara Arens
Seneca Valley High School
Jean Awono
Northwest High School
Theresa Dethlefsen
Dina Link
Sherwood High School
Aileen Coogan
Emily Dolim
Katherine Jaffe
Lori Leonard
Northwood High School
Kathryn Richey
Oakland Terrace Elementary School
Joanne Finelli
R. Sargent Shriver Elementary School
Shalini Komal
Tali Perez
Olney Elementary School
Jill Henderson
Silver Spring International Middle School
Jason Jefferson
William Tyler Page Elementary School
Kathleen Daniello
Somerset Elementary School
Amy Shapiro
Parkland Middle School
Dorian Janney
Springbrook High School
Larosa Jones-Arroyo
Barbara Mantello
Poolesville High School
Sarah Pavlik
Strathmore Elementary School
Natalie Howard
Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
Tara Kelly
Strawberry Knoll Elementary School
Elizabeth Okeefe Cavanaugh
Quince Orchard High School
Tanya Mohan
Thomas S. Wootton High School
Kathryn Sander
Rockville High School
Kristen Flather
Julie James
Annette Newell
Christina Sutter
Erminia Umana
Tilden Middle School
Angela Hammie-Bonner
Travilah Elementary School
Nadine Shrager
Rocky Hill Middle School
Christopher Ohm
Pamela Pennington
Viers Mill Elementary School
Shelly Niverth
Wheaton High School
Ashley Schreckengost
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MCPS Educators Receiving National Board Certification in 2009
Whetstone Elementary School
Kathryn Scaletti
Walt Whitman High School
Todd Michaels
Earle B. Wood Middle School
Michelle Hunsicker-Blair
Valerie Kunin
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