20112012AnnualReport.. - Henderson County Public Schools

Quality
Personnel
2010-11 National Board Certified Teachers
Teacher effectiveness has become one of the most critical issues facing America’s schools today. The Henderson
County Public Schools continues to work toward the District’s Strategic Plan Goal III: Provide an Effective Teaching
and Learning Environment, Objective A: Provide sufficient, quality personnel. In December 2010, the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) announced that thirty-five HCPS teachers had received their
National Board Certification.
National Board Certification is recognized as a model for identifying accomplished teaching practice and is
supported by teachers and administrators nationwide. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and hundreds of
local school districts recognize National Board Certification as a mark of distinction. National Board Certification,
a voluntary assessment program designed to develop, recognize, and retain accomplished teachers, is achieved
through a performance-based assessment that typically takes one to three years to complete. While state-licensing
systems set basic requirements to teach in each state, National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) have successfully
demonstrated advanced teaching knowledge, skills, and practices. Approximately 97,291 NBCTs are making a
positive difference in the lives of students across the nation.
Pictured above are HCPS’ new NBCTs. Front row, left to right: Annabelle Hurd, Susan Frost, Doyle Chambers,
Melinda May, Dana Hudson, and Janet Trubey. Back row, left to right: Karen Parrish, Rachel Ems, Cara Vaughn,
Hadley McCutcheon, Gloria Anderson, Adam Duncan, Sheri Dubois, Angie Eudy, Betsy Schneider, Suzanne Perron,
Cathy Corliss, Michele Broadhurst, Julie Ledford, Alicia Lyda, Katrina Poeta, Elizabeth Barbour, Amber Wollner,
Elizabeth Runkle. Not pictured are: Jackie Campbell, Emily Coolbeth, Jessica Hudgins, Deborah Lee, Linda Pelz,
Elizabeth Pippin Phillips, Jeff Smith, Zachary Stewart, Kimberly Wagner, Zachary Walker, and Todd Weakley.
National Board Certification lasts for 10 years. A NBCT must go through a renewal process to receive another 10-
year certification by developing a portfolio focusing on what he/she has done professionally in the last 10 years
that has impacted student learning. The NBCT must also submit a video supporting one of the four Professional
Growth Experiences (PGE) he/she chooses to include in the portfolio. Ten Henderson County Public Schools’
teachers renewed their National Board Certification in December 2010. They are: Sherry Jarvis, Merylee Band,
Maggie Gilliam, Mary Haskins, Debbie Norwood, Jennifer Northrup, Alan Broadhurst, Peggy Marshall, Donna
Brackett, and Sherry Shipman.
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