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22 Carroll County Teachers Achieve National Certification
Carroll County ranks fourth in the state for the number of nationally certified teachers.
Twenty-two teachers from the Carroll County Public School System recently achieved National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Carroll County ranks fourth in the state of Maryland and has 132 active nationally certified teachers.
National Board Certification is the highest credential in the teaching profession and is achieved through a rigorous performance-based assessment that takes between one and three years to complete and measures what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do, according to a Carroll County Public School System press release.
A successful candidate must have completed and submitted all required portfolio entries and assessment center exercises and meet the performance standard. National Board Certification is issued for a period of 10 years, after which a National Board Certification Teacher will have the opportunity to maintain his or her standing as a National Board Certified Teacher by satisfying a renewal requirement.
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The newly certified teachers are:
Name
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Certification Area
School
Eleanor Alexander
Career and Technical Education
South Carroll High
Jason Arnold
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Math
South Carroll High
Neelam Batra
Literacy: RLA/Early and Middle Childhood
Eldersburg Elementary
Daniel Black
Early Adolescence/Math
Shiloh Middle
Jennifer Bruce
Adolescence and Young Adult English/Language Arts
Century High
Kathleen Brunett
Library Media/Early Childhood through Young Adult
North Carroll Middle
Donald Cornell
Adolescence and Young Adulthood
English/Language Arts
Francis Scott Key High
Emily Cramer
Literacy: RLA/Early and Middle Childhood
Taneytown Elementary
Theresa Demidenko
Literacy: RLA/Early and Middle Childhood
Ebb Valley Elementary
Patricia Dileonardi
Adolescence and Young Adult
Social Studies - History
Liberty High
John Giese
Adolescence and Young Adult
Social Studies - History
Liberty High
Kevin Giffhorn
Adolescence and Young Adult/Math
Liberty High
Kristen Gottleib
Adolescence and Young Adult/Music
Winters Mill High
Nicole Henry
Adolescence and Young Adult/Math
Century High
Lisa Hopwood
Early Childhood/Generalist
Sandymount Elementary
Buff Martin
Adolescence /Science
Sykesville Middle
Ruth Anne Mason
Middle Child, Generalist
Freedom Elementary
Deborah Mathias
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Science
Liberty High
Karen Milem
English as a New Language/ Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Minority Achievement and Intervention Programs
Judith Plaskowitz
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Science
South Carroll High
Jessica Smith
Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Social Studies
Westminster High
Stephanie Winner
Adolescence and Young Adulthood
English/Language Arts
Francis Scott Key High
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