MCPSS teachers earn prestigious certification

National Board Certified Teachers

Fifteen 桃子视频 teachers just received the nation’s most respected professional certification for K-12 educators by becoming National Board Certified. That’s the highest number in the state of Alabama.
They are: Jennifer Squires, Mary B. Austin; Mary Alice Pouliot, Barton; Jamie Bosarge, Bryant High; Melissa Coumanis, Burns; Denise Burch, Clark-Shaw Magnet; Leslie Youkey, Collier; Stephanie Gavin and Hillary Liesch, Council; Tiffany Reynolds and Kathleen Woodard, Dodge; Apryle Coats Mather, Hutchens; Jaquelyn Deese, McDavid-Jones; Nicole Landry, MGM; Morgan Mohler, Kate Shepard; and Kristen Key, Tanner Williams.

The certification is in effect for five years. MCPSS also had 12 National Board Certified Teachers who renewed their certification. They are: Leslie Howard, Anna Booth; Jennifer Woods, Bryant Career Technical Center; Regina Parker, Bryant High; Charley Jordan, Citronelle High; Tami May, Clark-Shaw Magnet; James Duke, Davidson High; Maegan Gayle, Eichold-Mertz Magnet; Rebekah Campbell, Griggs; Alicia Luttrell, Old Shell Road Magnet; Monica Bartley, Taylor-White; Deborah Pippin, Theodore High; and Alana Dailey, Whitley.

These teachers will be recognized by 桃子视频 this spring, and their names will be added as stars on the National Board Certified Teachers wall of the MCPSS Professional Development Center.

MCPSS now has 103 National Board Certified Teachers.

The National Board Certification program was designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. Through a process that takes between one to three years to complete, teachers are tested on their content knowledge. They also video and analyze their teaching practice, reflect on student work samples and document the impact of student learning in their classroom.

“National Board Certification is the best professional development because it requires teachers to video themselves teaching and reflect on their practice. You can learn a lot about yourself as a teacher through video analysis,” said Dynette Ballard, MCPSS Coordinator of Professional Learning and Assessment.

Alabama teachers who are National Board Certified receive a $5,000 annual stipend from the state.