HCPSSHCPSS Congratulates 43 2017 National Board Certified Teachers
May 7th, 2018
At the May 3 Board of Education meeting, the Howard County Public School System recognized 43 teachers who achieved certification in November 2017—32 first-time achievers and 11 who renewed their certification.
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.
Howard County is among the top five Maryland districts by historical number of NBCTs, and ranks fourth among state districts for total number of current National Board candidates, with 61 teachers currently pursuing Board certification.
Howard County has one of the highest numbers of National Board Certified Teachers among Maryland districts, with a total of 188 teachers who have achieved national certification.
The HCPSS NBC program is a joint partnership with the Maryland State Department of Education. The school system combines resources with MSDE to support candidates through a scholarship program. HCPSS also partners with the Howard County Education Association to support the NBC program.
The newly certified achievers are:
- Kelsey Bassolino, mathematics, Mount View Middle School
- Danelle Brennan, secondary social studies, Howard High School
- Kelly Brown, secondary health, Marriotts Ridge High School
- E. Leila Chawkat, gifted and talented, Glenelg High School
- Octavia Cutsail, secondary mathematics, Mount View Middle School
- Jennifer Dailey, special education, early childhood/RECC, Longfellow Elementary School
- Darcey Dash, Grade 1, Waverly Elementary School
- Rebecca Elpus, choral music, Burleigh Manor Middle School
- Katie Erickson, world languages, Ducketts Lane Elementary School
- Brittany Franckowiak, secondary science, Wilde Lake High School
- Hillary Frank, secondary English, Glenwood Middle School
- Stephanie Gerhold, world languages, Centennial High School
- Sharon Goldsmith, secondary social studies, Howard High School
- Hannah Gonzalez, world languages, Mt. Hebron High School
- Jaclyn Klein, Grade 1, Waverly Elementary School
- Phaedra Larner, Grade 2, St. Johns Lane Elementary School
- Jennifer Majewski, secondary English, Reservoir High School
- Joanne McGarry, secondary science, Patapsco Middle School
- Laura Moore, Grade 4, Waverly Elementary School
- Molly Moraff, secondary English, Dunloggin Middle School
- Sorsha-Maria Mulroe, math support teacher, Manor Woods, Thunder Hill and Veterans elementary schools
- Kelly Nicol, Kindergarten, Lisbon Elementary School
- Elizabeth Reinhardt, orchestra, Hammond High School
- Emily Roberts, secondary mathematics, Marriotts Ridge High School
- William Rose, orchestra, Centennial Lane Elementary School
- Sarah Schoenfeld, Grade 2, Hollifield Station Elementary School
- Lindsey Startt, secondary social studies, Wilde Lake High School
- Danielle Stephenson, secondary science, Patapsco Middle School
- Susan Thomas, secondary English, Dunloggin Middle School
- Kennedra Tucker, physical education, Lake Elkhorn Middle School
- Kristine Viens, secondary English, Glenwood Middle School
- Lisa Young, gifted & talented resource teacher, Atholton Elementary School
The renewal achievers are:
- Kelli Byle, reading support teacher, Elkridge and St. Johns Lane elementary schools
- Laura Cometa, world languages, Harper’s Choice Middle School
- Deborah Duggan Finley, library media specialist, Mount View Middle School
- Rachel Kastner, gifted & talented resource teacher, Stevens Forest Elementary School
- Stephanie Keenan, Kindergarten, Lisbon Elementary School
- Laarni Lucero, secondary English, Long Reach High School
- Kendall Morton, secondary science, Glenelg High School
- Kym Nwosu, early childhood resource teacher, Central Office
- Laura Parsons, special education, Howard High School
- Sarah Robertson, Grade 3, Veterans Elementary School
- Jennifer Walker, Biotechnology Academy, Applications & Research Laboratory