Dozens Of HCPSS Teachers Attain Highest Credentials In Education

Columbia MD

17 May, 2021

12:08 PM

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HOWARD COUNTY, MD — As the school year winds down, the Howard County Public School System recognizes 38 teachers who achieved certification between November 2019 and February 2021. National Board Certification is the highest-level credential in the educational profession. Teachers who achieve National Board Certification have met rigorous standards through intensive study, self-assessment, peer review and expert evaluation, the district explained. Howard County is among the top five Maryland districts by historical number of NBCTs, with a total of 243 teachers who have achieved national certification. HCPSS also is among the top five Maryland districts for the number of current National Board candidates, with 85 teachers pursuing certification. For the current certification period, HCPSS had 22 first-time achievers and 16 who renewed their certification. The newly certified achievers are: Jennifer Atkins, kindergarten, Waverly Elementary SchoolJennifer Borgerding, French, Howard High SchoolEvelyn Calamari, gifted and talented resource, Northfield Elementary SchoolColleen Cotton, Career Technology Education, Hammond High SchoolShari Haddaway, kindergarten and instructional team leader, Waverly Elementary SchoolRichard Ireland, secondary Social Studies, Mt. Hebron High SchoolErica McGowan, special education ELA, Dunloggin Middle SchoolTyler Meinhart, secondary history, Marriotts Ridge High SchoolJennifer Patel, Grade 2, Veterans Elementary SchoolCynthia Platou, secondary Social Studies, Wilde Lake High SchoolJana Poling, special education, Waverly Elementary SchoolStacey Purdum, secondary cybersecurity, Applications and Research LaboratoryCasey Retterer, secondary science, Oakland Mills High SchoolJennifer Retterer, orchestra, Lake Elkhorn Middle SchoolJill Reynolds, reading specialist, Longfellow Elementary SchoolKrista Shapiro, regional ALS, Pointers Run Elementary SchoolRobert Sirois, general/vocal music, Guilford Elementary SchoolLauren Speiser, kindergarten, Forest Ridge Elementary SchoolCarmen Starling, Grade 1 and instructional team leader, Bollman Bridge Elementary SchoolJoanna Tanner, Social Studies, Wilde Lake Middle SchoolCynthia Wade, special education, Waverly Elementary SchoolJessica Yingling, physical education, Northfield Elementary School The renewal achievers are: Elizabeth Carty, physical education, St. John's Lane Elementary SchoolCallie Casper, secondary Social Studies, River Hill High SchoolSara Cox, gifted and talented resource, Deep Run Elementary SchoolDiane Curry, English and Jump Start lead, River Hill High SchoolPatricia De Orio, orchestra, Forest Ridge Elementary SchoolAndrea Dickie, secondary mathematics, Hammond High SchoolDanielle DuPuis, media specialist, Hammond High SchoolJames Fisher, secondary Social Studies, River Hill High SchoolRuifan Li, secondary mathematics, Reservoir High SchoolPamela Linton-Kozar, Grade 2, Stevens Forest Elementary SchoolKaren Luniewski, secondary science, Marriotts Ridge High SchoolStacie Marvin, mathematics, Hammond Middle SchoolErin McArdle, English and English instructional team leader, Howard High SchoolLinda Murphy, secondary art, Oakland Mills High SchoolLauren Rifkin, reading specialist, Triadelphia Ridge Elementary SchoolLeslie Schnebly, school counselor, West Friendship Elementary School