21 Greenville County Schools Teachers Achieve National Board Certification
Greenville County Schools announces the addition of 21 new National Board Certified (NBC) teachers, one of the teaching profession’s most respected achievements. With 646 teachers who have achieved National Board Certification, Greenville County Schools ranks 14th in the nation out of more than 14,000 school districts (based on most recent data) for total number of NBC teachers. South Carolina ranks third in the nation with 8,436 NBC teachers, trailing only North Carolina and Florida.
Greenville County Schools is fortunate to have these outstanding educators among our staff,” said District Superintendent W. Burke Royster. “The process of becoming National Board Certified requires them to meet rigorous standards while gaining valuable knowledge they will use to improve the quality of their classroom teaching.”
National Board Certification was created so teachers, like professionals in other fields, can achieve distinction by demonstrating through a demanding performance assessment they meet high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do.
Teachers seeking National Board Certification undertake a two-part process that takes from one to three years to complete. The process requires candidates to reflect on their classroom practices, their understanding of subject material, and their preparation techniques. In addition to preparing a portfolio with video recordings of classroom teaching, lesson plans, student work samples and reflective essays, teachers must complete assessment center exercises based on content knowledge that prove they have mastered the subjects they teach and met the high standards for accomplished teaching.
Greenville County Schools - 2013 National Board Certified Teachers
Anita Ayers
Fourth Grade
Mountain View Elementary School
Angela Bruce
Science
Lakeview Middle School
Sharon Clyborne
First Grade
Simpsonville Elementary School
Darlene Currier
Third Grade
Sara Collins Elementary School
Kelly Curry
Second Grade
Oakview Elementary School
Jennifer Foster
First Grade
Bethel Elementary School
Charles Fox
Career/Technical Ed.
Eastside High School
Brian Gencarelli
Orchestra
Kelly Cooper Gregory
Special Education
Berea Middle School
Kimberly Gregory
Second Grade
Monarch Elementary School
Jillian Grimsley
Fifth Grade
Stone Elementary Academy
Jenniffer Grinstead
Fifth Grade
Sue Cleveland Elementary School
Kerry McCarthy Gulyas
Fifth Grade
Duncan Chapel Elementary School
Melody Linaman
Music
Woodland Elementary School
Latonya Little
Special Education
Southside High Academy
Beth Mahon
Kindergarten
Mitchell Road Elementary School
Paula Prince
Kindergarten
Woodland Elementary
Rex Smith
Science
League Middle Academy
Lori Stowe
Fifth Grade
Mitchell Road Elementary School
Katherine Varghese
Spanish
Wade Hampton High School
Sherryan Yarbrough
Kindergarten
Blythe Elementary Academy