Jan. 8, 2015
VCU School of Education ceremony to honor latest teachers to achieve National Board Certification
Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton to deliver keynote address
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Anne Holton, secretary of education for Virginia, will deliver the keynote address at a Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education pinning ceremony honoring area teachers who have achieved National Board Certification.
The event takes place today from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. A reception will follow.
The honorees represent the 13th cohort of teachers from the Metropolitan Education Training Alliance (META) who have achieved this certification. META, a partnership between VCU and Richmond-area public schools, enhances teaching quality by improving the preparation, effectiveness and retention of high-quality teachers.
“Virginia is ranked No. 8 in the nation among states with new nationally board-certified teachers. This year’s META cohort contributes 24 percent of all the new NBCTs in the state and we are very proud of that,” said Terry Dozier, Ed.D., chair of META and director of the Center for Teacher Leadership at the VCU School of Education.
During the NBCT Pinning Ceremony, the recipient of the 2015 Dr. Judy Flythe Teacher Leader Award also will be announced. The award honors an outstanding teacher who demonstrates a deep understanding of the teaching and learning process and uses this knowledge to work collaboratively with colleagues to facilitate improvements in instruction and student learning.
National Board Certification is a voluntary professional development process that recognizes accomplished teachers who meet rigorous standards of performance. States and local communities increasingly use the professional certification as a way to identify and reward exemplary teachers. Teachers who seek National Board Certification must complete demanding assessments of their knowledge and skills, a process that takes the entire school year or more, and requires an additional 200–400 hours of preparation beyond the school day.
A list of 2014 National Board Certified Teachers follows.
2014 META National Board Certified Teachers
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Michael Keenan Entsminger
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Social Studies – History
L. C. Bird High School
Carolyn Meade Harlow*
Middle Childhood/Generalist
Clover Hill Elementary School
Lee Ann Newman
Early and Middle Childhood/English as a New Language
Bon Air Elementary School
Melanie T. Pruett*
Early Adolescence/Mathematics
Bailey Bridge Middle School
Kristen Mae Reynolds
Middle Childhood/Generalist
Clover Hill Elementary School
Lois Harvey Stanton*
Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Library Media
Manchester High School
Cynthia Thrush
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Social Studies-History
George Mason High School, Falls Church City Schools Formerly L.C. Bird High School
Kelly Diamond Wolfsheimer
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts
James River High School
R. Barrett Wright
Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Exceptional Needs Specialist
Ecoff Elementary School
Hanover County Public Schools
Alicia Broughton
Middle Childhood/Generalist
Laurel Meadow Elementary School
Hunter K. Dickenson
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Mathematics
Lee-Davis High School
Melanie Ames Garnett
Early and Middle Childhood/Literacy: Reading - Language Arts
Kersey Creek Elementary School
Judith Goolsby*
Early Childhood/Generalist
Rural Point Elementary School
Joey Rogers
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Mathematics
Atlee High School
Suzanne Zulauf
Early Adolescence/English Language Arts
Formerly at Chickahominy Middle School
Henrico County Public Schools
Megan Corker Ariail
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts
Douglas S. Freeman High School
Sara Blackburn
Middle Childhood/Generalist
Springfield Park Elementary
Aimee Brand
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Mathematics
Deep Run High School
LaTizzia Bragg-Bullock*
Early Adolescence through Adulthood/Career and Technical Education
Highland Springs High School
Megan R. Conway
Middle Childhood/Generalist
Gayton Elementary School
Crystal Hagen Heflebower
Early and Middle Childhood/Literacy: Reading - Language Arts
Ridge Elementary School
Gretchen Hiort
Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood/Physical Education
Varina High School
Wiley Shelor Hunnicutt*
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts
Douglas S. Freeman High School
Dana G. Iuga
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Science
J. R. Tucker High School
Amy Jefferson
Early Childhood/Generalist
Jackson Davis Elementary
Joan Manning Kernan*
Early Adolescence/Mathematics
MathScience Innovation Center Formerly Glen Lea Elementary School
Amy H. Marshall
Early Childhood/Generalist
Shady Grove Elementary School
Emily Stains*
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts
Varina High School
Lesley St. James
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts
Varina High School
Katlyn Wadsworth Stutts
Middle Childhood/Generalist
Maude Trevvett Elementary School
Julianne Henshaw Suder*
Early and Middle Childhood/Art
Laburnum Elementary School
Timothy N. Towslee*
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts
Glen Allen High School
Casey Bradley Tyler
Early and Middle Childhood/Music
Tuckahoe Elementary School
Amanda Carretto Washko
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts
Douglas S. Freeman High School
Richmond Public Schools
Kareen Edwards-Carter*
Early Childhood/Generalist
Fairfield Court Elementary School
Jonathan Michael Elwell
Early Childhood/Generalist
Salem Church Elementary School, Chesterfield County Public Schools Formerly Overby Sheppard Elementary School
Marie Claire McHewitt*
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/Career and Technical Education
Richmond Technical Center
Margretta Roseberry*
Early Childhood/Generalist
J.B. Fisher Elementary School
Adrienne B. Rozier*
Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Exceptional Needs Specialist
George Washington Carver Elementary School
Zymora Anderson Scott*
Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/School Counseling
Huguenot High School
Katie Rae Wodzinski
Early Childhood/Generalist
Linwood Holton Elementary School
2014 National Board Certified Teacher Renewals
Melinda Batalias
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Mathematics
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Suzanne Buckley
Middle Childhood/Generalist
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Kara Chaconas
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Social Studies-History
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Kathy Coats
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Science
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Paul Daszkiewicz
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Mathematics
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Donna Dollings
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/World Languages Other Than English
Chesterfield County Public Schools
John Holland
Early Childhood/Generalist
Richmond Public Schools
Laura Hoel
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/Library Media
Henrico County Public Schools
Stephanie Hooks
Middle Childhood/Generalist
Richmond Public Schools
Terri Lent
Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Library Media
Hanover County Public Schools
Laila Marshall
Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Exceptional Needs Specialist
Henrico County Public Schools
Stuart Nabors
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Tami Reeping
Middle Childhood/Generalist
Hanover County Public Schools
Jan Rogers
Early and Middle Childhood/Literacy: Reading-Language Arts
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Carrie Simmons
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/Career and Technical Education
Henrico County Public Schools
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