Eleven additional Chesterfield teachers recently achieved National Board certification, which is one of the highest credentials in education. This brings to 75 the number of National Board Certified Teachers working in Chesterfield County Public Schools.

According to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Chesterfield County Public Schools ranks fifth among Virginia school divisions in the total number of National Board Certified Teachers.

2008-09 National Board Certified Teachers

• Meredith Ford, English teacher at Providence Middle School
• Gregory B. Goehle, math teacher at Lloyd C. Bird High School
• Renae F. Hedrick, library media specialist at Cosby High School
• Ritamarie Hensley, English teacher at Cosby High School
• Rebecca Hodell, English teacher at Thomas Dale High School
• Linda Fernald Honaker, music teacher at Bettie Weaver Elementary School
• Victoria Jordan, teacher for students with moderate disabilities at Evergreen Elementary School
• Amanda Moody, teacher for students with learning disabilities at Wells Elementary School
• Carolyn A. Moul, library media specialist at Hopkins Road Elementary School
• Jacqueline Neidle, teacher for students with autism at Gordon Elementary School
• Donald Wilms, English teacher at Manchester High School
  

National Board Certified Teachers 07-08


Educators in Chesterfield County Public Schools who achieve National Board certification receive pay supplements of $5,000 for the first year and $2,500 annually for the next 10 years. A knowledgeable and competent workforce is one of the four priority goals of the Design for Excellence, the school system's strategic plan.

A voluntary process established by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, certification is achieved through a rigorous performance-based assessment that takes one to three years to complete and measures what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. Designed to recognize and reward great teachers ― and to make them better ― the process includes teachers being assessed on their knowledge of the subjects they teach and building a portfolio that includes student work samples, assignments, videotapes and a thorough analysis of their classroom teaching.

According to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Chesterfield County Public Schools ranks fourth among Virginia school divisions in terms of total numbers of NBCTs. Virginia ranks seventh nationwide this year in the number of new NBCTs (285) and 11th in the total number of teachers who have achieved certification (1,434). Nationally, the number of National Board Certified Teachers has almost tripled in the past five years ― from 23,930 in 2002 to nearly 64,000 in 2007.


The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan and nongovernmental organization governed by a board of directors, the majority of whom are classroom teachers. Its mission is to establish high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. For more information about NBPTS, visit http://www.nbpts.org .

National Board Certified Teachers 07-08

· Frank Cardella, science teacher at Manchester High
· Beth Carter, third-grade teacher at Elizabeth Scott Elementary
· Crystal Chandler, preschool teacher at Falling Creek Elementary
· Heather Curran, English teacher at Clover Hill High
· Kim Kuhn, library media specialist at Bailey Bridge Middle
· Lara Lavelle, third-grade teacher at Beulah Elementary
· Diane Sanders, second-grade teacher at Grange Hall Elementary
· Beth Sawyer, third-grade teacher at Hening Elementary
· Tami Slater, reading specialist at Winterpock Elementary
· Teresa Summers, Center Based Gifted science teacher at Manchester Middle
· Suzanna Thomas. Center Based Gifted third-grade teacher at Hening Elementary
· Christy Weisiger, Center Based Gifted fourth-grade teacher at Grange Hall Elementary
· Lisa Williams, English teacher at Clover Hill High