Area Schools Boast 41 National Board Certification Teachers

Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) announced Friday that 41 teachers—five from south county—attained prestigious National Board Certification (NBC), according to a media release from schools spokesman Bob Mosier.

NBC status, the highest teaching credential in the nation, is earned by undergoing a rigorous self- and peer-evaluation process under terms directed by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards.

The addition of these 41 teachers brings the total number of teachers who have earned the honor while working for the county to 314. Anne Arundel County boasts 14 percent of the teachers in the state who have earned board certification.

In South County, the teachers who made board certification in 2011 are:

• Heather Allam,
• Susan Corby, South River High School
• Keri Farrish,
• Marie Livingston, South River High School
• Colette Preis,

In the release, Superintendent Kevin Maxwell said, “National Board Certification is an arduous but rewarding process that allows teachers to reflect on their own practices and methods, and to improve instructional outcomes for all of their children. These teachers deserve an immense amount of credit for the lengths to which they have gone to better themselves and help their students.”

In the release, Mosier said that in the last four years nearly 200 Anne Arundel County teachers have achieved National Board Certified status. More than 80 educators are seeking to earn the distinction in the 2011-2012 school year.

In addition to the South County teachers listed above, the following educators in Anne Arundel County Public Schools also achieved National Board Certified status in 2011:

• Raven Bishop, Severn River Middle School
• Barbara Bollino, Marley Middle School
• Judith Bonanno, Severna Park High School
• David Britton, Magothy River Middle School
• Susan Melton Burg, Freetown Elementary
• Lori Carter, Advanced Studies & Programs (renewal)
• Kristi Coopersmith, Windsor Farm
• Rosa Cordua, Rippling Woods Elementary
• Elizabeth Davidson, George Fox Middle School
• Tana DeWind, Rippling Woods Elementary
• Amy Fee, Pershing Hill Elementary
• Brad Hill, Severna Park High School
• Meredith Holmes, Belvedere Elementary
• Timothy Johnson, Chesapeake High School
• Jennifer Keenan, Annapolis Elementary
• Melissa Kling, Cape St. Claire Elementary
• Linda Latzlsberger, Crofton Middle School
• Denise Levitine, Central Office (renewal)
• Mary Liswell, Piney Orchard Elementary
• Nikki Levy, Hebron-Harmon Elementary
• Colleen Maciolek, Chesapeake Bay Middle School
• Debbie Marcus, Marley Glen Special
• Mary Ann W. McHenry, Point Pleasant Elementary
• Judylee Meade, Old Mill Middle South
• Kristen Morton, Maryland City Elementary
• Julie Olson, Nantucket Elementary
• Kathleen O'Neill, Annapolis High School
• Susan Peregoy, Severn River Middle School
• Shannon Pugh, Division of Curriculum (renewal)
• Laura Rode, Rippling Woods Elementary
• Deborah Santos, Tyler Heights Elementary
• Katrina Schmidt, Jessup Elementary
• John Trumbule, Odenton Elementary
• Jennifer Vosburg, Meade Heights Elementary
• Lisa Whipp, Marley Glen Special
• Michelle Williams, Wiley H. Bates Middle School

Editor's note: This headline has been updated from a previous version to remove a reference to the "highly qualified" status of the teachers, which is a separate and distinct designation set up under No Child Left Behind.