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 1 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 2 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 3
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