Twenty-nine Richland One Teachers Achieve National Board Certification, Renewal
December 17, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Twelve more Richland One teachers have earned the highest credential available in the teaching profession, while 17 other district teachers have renewed their National Board certification.
Of South Carolina’s 136 new National Board-certified teachers, Richland One tied with Lexington-Richland Five for having the third-highest number in the state this year.
Richland One now has 282 National Board-certified teachers. To be certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, teachers go through a rigorous two-part process that takes one to three years to complete. This process includes completing assessment center exercises based on content knowledge to prove that they have mastered the subjects they teach and that they know how to teach them.
The names of the teachers were released by the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement (CERRA). Richland One congratulates its 12 newest National Board-certified teachers.
New National Board Teacher | Richland One School |
Kirstin Bullington | W.J. Keenan High School |
Kelley Connell* | Forest Heights Elementary School |
Phillip Hare | A.C. Flora High School |
Madison Hutto | Alcorn Middle School |
Stephanie Johnson | H.B. Rhame Elementary School |
Jane Mason | Hand Middle School |
Rebekah McLawhorn | Rosewood Elementary School |
Melanie McLemore | Rosewood Elementary School |
Emelyn Mori | Caughman Road Elementary School |
Melanie Rankin-Maas | Hand Middle School |
Ryan Russell* | Lower Richland High School |
Melissa Sundstrom | Bradley Elementary School |
* Note: These two teachers are no longer with the district, but they were employed by Richland One at the time of the processing/awarding of their National Board certifications.)
National Board certification is awarded for a 10-year period. Teachers must apply for renewal before their certification expires. Richland One also would like to recognize the 17 teachers who have renewed their National Board certification.
Recertified National Board Teacher | Richland One School |
Nancy Archie | Burnside Elementary School |
Tempie Bowers | A.C. Flora High School |
Mary Dalton | Dreher High School |
Sonji Garvin Baxter | W.G. Sanders Middle School |
Doris Lee | Pine Grove Elementary School |
Adrian Maior | Eau Claire High School |
Carolyn Masek | Hand Middle School |
Kylie McBride-Holloman | Heyward Career and Technology Center |
Marion Myers | Eau Claire High School |
Sylvia O’Boyle | Crayton Middle School |
Angela Peay | Rosewood Elementary School |
Timothy Shipley | Lower Richland High School |
Carmen Tisdale | Substitute teacher |
Susan Waites | Logan Elementary School |
Martie Walker | Richland One Adult Education |
Alva White | Curriculum and Instruction |
Deedra Lee Williams | Southeast Middle School |