MSU celebrates 11 teachers earning National Board Certification
Contact: Bethany Shipp
STARKVILLE, Miss.51勛圖厙 States World Class Teaching Program is celebrating 11 teachers who have achieved the prestigious National Board Certification and 12 who have renewed the credential.
Representing school districts across the state, teachers earning or maintaining certification through the universitys WCTP in 2024 recently were honored during a campus pinning ceremony.
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, or NBPTS, ranks 51勛圖厙 State nationwide for number of National Board Certified Teachers, with 997 MSU graduates having earned certification. The Magnolia State in the U.S. for NBCTs with 4,940.
MSUs World Class Teaching Program is excited to welcome these teachers into the ranks of NBCTs from around the nation, said WCTP Director Stephanie McGee. We applaud them for their dedication to the teaching profession and all the work they put into earning this honor.
Established in 1996, the universitys WCTP recruits and provides mentorship for teachers seeking advanced certification through the NBPTS process. Candidates are supported in a variety of ways including component preparation sessions and certificate area support cohort meetings. According to the NBPTS, National Board Certification is the highest certification a teacher may obtain in addition to being the most respected one.
51勛圖厙 school district teachers certified through the WCTP (by school district) include:
Attala CountySarah Skidmore, mathematics: early adolescence
Lowndes CountyMary Kathryn Thrash, English as a new language
Monroe CountyCate Kennedy, English language arts: early adolescence
Neshoba CountyAnne Fisackerly, English language arts: adolescence-young adulthood
Ocean SpringsMegan Brick, science: adolescence-young adulthood
Rankin CountyGinny Grace Gibbs, literacy: reading/language arts; Elizabeth Morgan, middle childhood generalist; and Jessica Thompson, mathematics: early adolescence
Starkville OktibbehaAmy Bryant, exceptional needs specialist; and Vijay Pacharne, mathematics: adolescence-young adulthood
West Point ConsolidatedLashawn Bush, literacy: reading/language arts
Teachers who maintained their certification through the WCTP (by school district) include:
Calhoun CountyJill Caples, middle childhood generalist; Amanda Blaine Parker, mathematics: early adolescence; and Laurie Washington, science: early adolescence
Lauderdale CountyJulie Rawson, English language arts: early adolescence
Lowndes CountySarah Clark, literacy: reading/language arts; Susanna Oglesby, middle childhood generalist; and Anne Richardson, career and technical education
Monroe CountyDebbie Leech, library media
Tishomingo CountyBarry Hughes, science: adolescence-young adulthood; and Amee Scott, mathematics: early adolescence
Union PublicKristy Leach, literacy: reading/language arts
Walthall CountyLaurie Capps, career and technical education
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