This year, 61 Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) educators are among an elite group nationwide to achieve National Board Certified (NBC) status, the highest teaching credential in the nation administered by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards.
Forty-three of the county’s class of 2014 achieved certification for the first time and 18 earned their second certifications, renewing their original certifications after 10 years. AACPS now boasts 434 NBC teachers who completed the rigorous assessments with the assistance of a professional development program offered by the school system. Of that number, 393 are currently working in AACPS.
The following AACPS educators achieved their renewal National Board Certification status in 2014:
- Rachel Amstutz, Bodkin Elementary School
- Susan Casler, Crofton Middle School
- Janet Doherty, Waugh Chapel Elementary School
- Daniel Fluharty, Meade High School
- Jennifer Hirschbock, Edgewater Elementary School
- Monique Jackson, Office of School Performance
- Vicki Johnson, Lake Shore Elementary School
- Catherine Maloney, Shady Side Elementary School
- Laura Martien, Sabbatical
- Helen Mihm, Crofton Middle School
- Sheila Norris, Hillsmere Elementary School
- Brenda Poist, Old Mill High School
- Tara Rose, Van Bokkelen Elementary School
- Wendy Smith, Mills-Parole Elementary School
- Diane Wagner, Severna Park Middle School
- Debra Witt, Early Childhood and School Readiness Office
- Barbara Wood, Linthicum Elementary School
- Dorothy Wysong, Park Elementary School
The following AACPS educators achieved their initial National Board Certification status in 2014:
- Virginia Allen, Shipley’s Choice Elementary School
- Coral Bollinger, Old Mill High School
- Jennifer Boswell, Lake Shore Elementary School
- Andrew Cizek, Arundel High School
- Katharine Collins, Seven Oaks Elementary School
- Iris Crankfield, South River High School
- Katharine Dean, Lothian Elementary School
- Sarah Dragan, Southgate Elementary School
- Caroline Edwards, MacArthur Middle School
- Tamba Elliott, Riviera Beach Elementary School
- Margaret Ennis, Right Start Advisor
- Doreen Fischetti, Crofton Elementary School
- Jocelyn Fox, Glendale Elementary School
- Briana Gresko, Southern High School
- Amanda Hagerman, Southern High School
- Julianna Hegarty, Special Education Office
- Elizabeth Hewitt, Jessup Elementary School
- Kara Holden, Richard Henry Lee Elementary School
- Jacquelyn Jarrell, Corkran Middle School
- Allison Johnson, Annapolis Middle School
- Eileen Keck, Richard Henry Lee Elementary School
- Karen Knight, Germantown Elementary School
- Stacy Langhirt, Severna Park Elementary School
- Walter Lindberg, Brock Bridge/ Pershing Hill Elementary School
- Dianne Lloyd, Davidsonville Elementary School
- Nancy May, Ferndale Early Education Center
- Carla McConnaughhay, Right Start Advisor
- Jennie Merrill, Severna Park Elementary School
- Jennifer Mitchell, Shady Side Elementary School
- Jennifer Montagnino, Center of Applied Technology North
- Amy Mueller, Health, Physical Education, and Dance Office
- Lisa Paddy, Annapolis Middle School
- Lindsey Poro, Ridgeway Elementary School
- Anita Pusztay, Germantown Elementary School
- Joanna Ricker, Annapolis Middle School
- Lisa Sanchez, Quarterfield/Woodside Elementary School
- Christina Saunders, Annapolis Middle School
- Angela Sorrem, formerly Oak Hill Elementary School
- Donna Thompson, Woodside Elementary School
- Sherrie Ugolini, Windsor Farm Elementary School
- Brooke Walsh, Annapolis High School
- Jason Williams, Park Elementary School
- Deeanne Wright, Crofton Elementary School