Thirty-eight DPS teachers achieve prestigious national board certification
December 16, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dr. Alvera Lesane, Senior Director, Professional Growth and Development, 560-2036
DURHAM--Thirty-eight Durham Public Schools teachers have been certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), bringing the total number of teachers certified while serving in Durham Public Schools to 311.
The certification process is an extremely rigorous one in which teachers are asked to thoroughly assess their classroom performance. It includes submission of extensive portfolios, student work samples, and videotapes of applicant teachers’ classroom style. Exhaustive written exercises delving into the applicants’ knowledge of subject matter also are required, along with a final exam.
Achieving NBPTS certification can pay off literally as well as figuratively. North Carolina teachers receive a 12 percent salary bonus from the state along with their certification. The 38 certified teachers will be honored at a dinner sponsored by Quintiles at Croasdaile Country Club on February 10.
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and non-governmental agency whose mission is to establish high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do; to develop and operate a national, voluntary certification system to assess and certify teachers who meet these standards; and, to advance related education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools.
“National Board Certification is a very high honor for our teachers to achieve. We are very proud of these amazing teachers in achieving this significant milestone in their careers,” said Dr. Harris. “NBPTS certification is a true measure of a teacher’s undying dedication to her or his profession. It’s an even stronger indication of the endless lengths to which these professionals will go to ensure that they give their students the very best they can give each day in the classroom.”
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2009 Durham Public Schools National Board Certified Teachers
Stuart Albright, Jordan High
Christie Bass, Northern High
Brent Belvin, Jordan High
Heather Brem, Southwest Elementary
Jessica Brown, EK Powe Elementary
Jane Bruer, Githens Middle
Ronda Bullock, Hillside High
Cherese Childers-McKee, Southern High
Kristina Clayton, Durham School of the Arts
Mary Elston, Pearson Elementary
Pamela Gibson, EK Powe Elementary
Elizabeth Gordon, Jordan High
Jennifer Harrison, Club Boulevard Elementary
Shari Harshman, Eastway Elementary
Rhonda Kaye, Rogers-Herr Middle
Elizabeth King, Chewning Middle
Diana Lisle, Club Boulevard Elementary
Chris Livingstone, Brogden Middle
Maya Martin, Durham School of the Arts
Brian McDonald, Jordan High
Lauren Miller, Hope Valley Elementary
Miriam Morgan, Southern School of Engineering
Erin Motte, Holt Elementary
Susan Pape, Creekside Elementary
Marshella Reid, Smith Elementary
Gwen Roulhac, Riverside High
William Schrader, Northern High
Matthew Sears, Hillside New Tech High
Katherine Segel, Jordan High
Christopher Shelton, Creekside Elementary
Matthew Smith, Riverside High
Angela Teal, Shepard Middle
Theresa Torian, Little River Elementary
Teresa Van Acker, Morehead Montessori Elementary
Courtney Wait, Hillside High
Theresa Wahome, Southern School of Engineering
Amanda Watson, George Watts Montessori Elementary
Lindsey Williams, Creekside Elementary
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