Tennessee Teachers Earn National Board Certification
For Immediate Release
January 9, 2007
“These teachers have voluntarily set a higher bar for their professional growth, which serves as a positive model to both students and colleagues,” Education Commissioner Lana Seivers said. “I commend teachers who strive to continually advance their knowledge of the profession and find new ways to reach every student they encounter.”
Candidates undergo a 10-part evaluation process specific to the teacher’s discipline, including performance assessments of teaching strategies and written exercises to assess subject knowledge. Certification typically takes between 200 and 400 hours over a one- to three-year period. College graduates who have been teaching and held a valid teaching license for three years are eligible to pursue National Board Certification.
All applicants must submit the following items as part of the evaluation portfolio:
- two video recordings of classroom teaching with a self-analysis and reflection
- one written analysis and reflection of a collection of student work
- documentation of work completed outside the classroom and evidence of how it has impacted student learning
- six online constructed response questions demonstrating subject-matter expertise, 30 minutes each
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent organization formed in 1987 in response to the Carnegie Task Force on Teaching Report, A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century. The board is governed by teachers, school board members, higher education officials, legislators, business leaders, and community members. More than 50,000 teachers have to date have earned the distinction of National Board Certification.
The following teachers earned National Board Certification in 2006:
TEACHER | SCHOOL NAME | SCHOOL DISTRICT NAME |
---|---|---|
Ellen Anderson | Moore Elementary School | Franklin Special School District |
Jennifer Arblaster | Washington Elementary School | Kingsport City Schools |
Sarah Armstrong | Fox Meadows Elementary | Memphis City Schools |
Elisa Bennett | Downtown Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Monica Bergin | White Station Elementary | Memphis City Schools |
Henry Blazer | Cocke County High School | Cocke County Schools |
Christin Casebolt | Fox Meadows Elementary | Memphis City Schools |
Elona Charbonnet | Craigmont Middle School | Memphis City Schools |
Allyson Chick | Fox Meadows Elementary | Memphis City Schools |
Robin Couts | Greenbrier High School | Robertson County Schools |
Loren Craddock | White Station Elementary | Memphis City Schools |
Yolanda Crawford | John P. Freeman Optional School | Memphis City Schools |
Kathleen Crawford | Science Hill High School | Johnson City Schools |
Leslie Creutzinger | Science Hill High School | Johnson City Schools |
Rebecca Drinnon | Cocke County High School | Cocke County Schools |
Matthew Drinnon | Alpha Elementary School | Hamblen County Schools |
Lori Enos | Richland Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Christa Fitzgibbon | Willow Oaks Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Patricia Forkum | Warner Elementary School | Metro Nashville Public Schools |
Mary Francis | Fairmont Elementary School | Johnson City Schools |
Leigh Gary | Idlewild Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Joann Graham | White Station High School | Memphis City Schools |
Lori Guilliams | White Station Elementary | Memphis City Schools |
Sharon Hicks | Winridge Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Wanda Horton | Whitney Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Vicki Houlihan | Avon Lenox School | Memphis City Schools |
Jennifer Jackson | Shelby Oaks Elementary | Memphis City Schools |
Kim Jessee | Oak Forest Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Tressa Jones | Oak Forest Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Kathryn Jordan | Double Tree Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Leigh Justus | Franklin High School | Williamson County Schools |
Virginia Dawn Lafon | White Station High School | Memphis City Schools |
Denise Matthew | Science Hill High School | Johnson City Schools |
Shannon Mcolgan | Magnolia Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Alice Quantance | Hermitage Elementary School | Metro Nashville Public Schools |
Kelly Scheetz | Franklin High School | Williamson County Schools |
Sherry Simmons | Raleigh-Egypt High School | Memphis City Schools |
Judy Stephenson | Oak Forest Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Wendi Sutton | Oak Forest Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Lisa Tamboli | Germanshire El./ Memphis City Schools | Memphis City Schools |
Latonya Taylor | Manassas High School | Memphis City Schools |
Lafrederick Thirkill | Battle Academy For Teaching Learning | Hamilton County Schools |
Tessa Trimm | Martin Primary School | Weakley County School District |
Debra Vaughn | Castle Heights Upper Elementary School | Lebanon Special School District |
Maria Warren | Eaton Elementary School | Loudon County Schools |
Aliya Washington | Alex Green Elementary School | Metro Nashville Public Schools |
Anne Whirley | White Station Elementary | Memphis City Schools |
Sonya Williams | Raleigh-Egypt High School | Memphis City Schools |
Debra Woods | Balmoral Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Fleacia Wright | Peabody Elementary School | Memphis City Schools |
Salli Young | Ida B. Wells Academy | Memphis City Schools |
For more information, please contact Rachel Woods at (615) 253-1960 or Rachel.Woods@state.tn.us.
Rachel Woods
Director of Communications Tennessee Department of Education office: 615.253.1960 fax: 615.532.4791 |
Katharine Mosher
Deputy Director of Communications Tennessee Department of Education office: 615.532.3318 fax: 615.532.4791 |