UPPER MARLBORO—Forty-eight Prince George’s County Public Schools teachers have recently earned the highest credential available to educators by becoming a National Board Certified Teacher through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), ranking PG County among the top five school districts in Maryland and among the top 10 in the nation.
“Achieving National Board Certification requires substantial time, dedication and skill, but the reward comes in the classroom,” said Dr. William R. Hite Jr., Superintendent of Schools. “By helping teachers to hone their craft, the program aids in our efforts to ensure highly effective instruction in all classrooms. I commend the teachers who have achieved this honor and hope they will serve as inspiration to their colleagues.”
Approximately 304 teachers in PGCPS have earned this recognition. PGCPS ranks third in the state, behind Montgomery (693) and Anne Arundel (312) counties, in having the highest number of National Board Certified Teachers.
There are approximately 97,290 teachers nationwide with National Board Certification, roughly 3 percent of the teaching corps. Maryland had a 12 percent increase in the number of educators who received the certification.
National Board Certification is achieved through a rigorous, performance-based assessment of a teacher’s pedagogical skills and content knowledge. The certification takes one to three years to complete.
Prince George’s County will honor its new National Board Certified Teachers in January. A list of teachers is below:
Name – School
Deborah Abdo-D’Ambrosio – Cora L. Rice Elementary School
Kateri Baker – Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center
Mary Bast – Northview Elementary School
Trinity B. Benedicto – Tayac Elementary School
Senetria Blocker – Arrowhead Elementary School
Kathleen Borden – Carrollton Elementary School
Troy Bradbury – Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Jasmine Brann – High Point High School
Ramon Braza – Greenbelt Middle School
Sheila Carroll – Cooper Lane Elementary School
Hazel Cayetano – James Ryder Randall Elementary School
Myunghee Chung – Riverdale Elementary School
Danyell Clark – Highland Park Elementary School
Karen Dresser – Clinton Grove Elementary School
Sharon Dudley – Rogers Heights Elementary School
Jodi Fetterolf – Bowie High School
Loraine Fredericks-Thompson – High Point High School
Reina Guartico – Marlton Elementary School
Davida Hall – Chillum Elementary School
Linda Henderson – Riverdale Elementary School
Lynn Hoang – High Point High School
Julie Huften – Magnolia Elementary School
Janice Johnson-Longman – Dodge Park Elementary School
Alicia Kalberer – Langley Park McCormick Elementary School
Monica Levin – High Bridge Elementary School
Sabrina Lockwood – High Bridge Elementary School
Julian Lord – Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Laura Miller – Whitehall Elementary School
Erin Nauman – Imagine Foundation Public Charter School
Greta Thomas – Accokeek Academy
Grand Pacheco – Bradbury Heights Elementary School
Debra Perhach – Samuel Ogle Middle School
Rita Pinkney – Jessie B. Mason Special Center
Danielle Ritthaler – Bowie High School
M. Michelle Rowland – University Park Elementary School
Michael Samordic – Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Kathleen Schuster – Berwyn Heights Elementary School
Karen Streeter – William Hall Academy
Tamala Stuckey – Cool Spring Elementary School
LaVonne Swank – Rogers Heights Elementary School
Danielle Todd-Jones – Springhill Lake Elementary School
Annaliza Villarosa – Longfields Elementary School
Robert Watson – Kenilworth Elementary School
Jessica White – Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary School
Dawn Wine – Oaklands Elementary School
Danica Woodyard – Greenbelt Middle School
Tiana Woodlard – Kettering Middle School
Nicholas Zanin – Vansville Elementary School
