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31 alumni teachers achieve national certification
Editor's note: This article was updated on Feb. 19.
11:54 a.m., Feb. 12, 2007--When the list of teachers who had achieved National Board Certification was posted this year, 31 UD alumni, out of 51 Delaware certified teachers, were counted among the nation's top educators.
National Board Certification is the highest credential in the teaching profession. It is achieved through a rigorous, performance-based assessment that takes one to three years to complete and measures what teachers should know and be able to do. Teachers build a portfolio of criteria and are assessed on their knowledge of what they teach.
The program was created and is administered by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), an organization created by educators and policymakers in 1987. Approximately 7,800 teachers received certification in 2006, and the total number of certified teachers nationwide is more than 55,000. All 50 states and the District of Columbia recognize certification as a mark of distinction.
According to Joseph A. Aguerrebere, NBPTS president and CEO, “Teachers who earn this advanced teaching credential are among the best qualified in the nation to improve instruction, raise student achievement and improve teaching practices in their classrooms, schools and districts.”
The UD alumni who teach in Delaware and became National Board Certified Teachers are:
- Rosa Alicea, Etta J. Wilson Elementary School;
- Marcia Berbeza, Pulaski Intermediate School;
- Jessica Bloch, St. Georges Technical High School;
- Kia Brabson, Carrcroft Elementary School;
- Patricia Bunting, Frankford Elementary School;
- Patricia Buzby, William Penn High School;
- Mary Cleary, Etta J. Wilson Elementary School;
- Cheryl Cox, Brandywine Springs Elementary School;
- Sharyn Crandell, Selbyville Middle School;
- Patricia Creveling, Paul M. Hodgson Vo Tech High School;
- Peggy Dawson, Glasgow High School;
- Francis Eleuterio, Alexis I. DuPont High School;
- Julia Emerson, Christiana High School;
- Terri Eros, Donald J. Richey Elementary School;
- Karen Ernst, May B. Leasure Elementary School;
- Mary Ferrero, Etta J. Wilson Elementary School;
- Mary Hall, Albert H. Jones Elementary School;
- Penney Hall, Selbyville Middle School;
- Sheila Holleger, Smyrna Middle School;
- Kelly Hull, Newark High School;
- Barbara Johnson, East Dover Elementary School;
- Jill Joos, Brandywine Springs Elementary School;
- Melissa Mitchell, Woodbridge Elementary School;
- Ann Moran, Olive B. Loss Elementary School;
- Theresa O'Connor, Brandywine Springs Elementary School;
- Kyle Oshea, Delaware Autism Program;
- Jane Ragains, William Henry Middle School;
- Rebecca Reggio, Newark High School;
- Cassandra Sachar, Newark High School;
- Neysa Smith, Joseph M. McVey Elementary School; and
- Laura Sparks, Olive B. Loss Elementary School.
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