Fifty-Two NSU Alumni Become National Board Certified Teachers

TAHLEQUAH The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards recently announced that 52 alumni of Northeastern State University have met the requirements to receive National Board Certification.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards improves teaching and student learning. National Board Certified Teachers are highly accomplished educators who meet high and rigorous standards.

Like board-certified doctors and accountants, teachers who achieve National Board Certification have met rigorous standards through intensive study, expert evaluation, self-assessment and peer review. NBPTS offers 25 certificates that cover a variety of subject areas and student developmental levels.

Since 1987 nearly 74,000 teachers have achieved National Board Certification. These teachers prepare Americas diverse student population with the skills it needs to compete in the 21st century workplace.

Barnsdall

Staci Bankston, Barnsdall Elementary School, Middle Childhood Generalist

Beggs

Jessica Spring, Beggs High School, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood Exceptional Needs Specialist

Bixby

Judy Moulis, Bixby North Elementary School, Early Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood Counselor

Broken Arrow

Linda Barton, Peters Elementary School, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood Exceptional Needs Specialist

Terri Dershem, Oak Crest Elementary, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood Exceptional Needs Specialist

Claremore

Mary Girty, Claremont Elementary School, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood Exceptional Needs Specialist

Collinsville

Sherry Collins, Collinsville Middle School, Early Adolescence Math

Lauri Koopmans, Herald Elementary School, Middle Childhood Generalist

Coweta

Rhonda Carlile, Coweta Intermediate Elementary School, Middle Childhood Generalist

Tracy Swarer, Central Elementary School, Middle Childhood Generalist

Haskell

Sandra Jernigan, Mary White Elementary School, Middle Childhood Generalist

Hulbert

Rachel Buford, Hulbert Elementary School, Early Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood Counselor

Candie Rankin, Hulbert Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Ketchum

Shalon Sharpe, Ketchum Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Miami

Tracey Browning, Wilson Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Muldrow

Shannon Butcher, Muldrow Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Annie Lattimore, Muldrow High School, Early Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood Counselor

Angela Williams, Muldrow High School, Adolescence and Young Adulthood Science

Muskogee

Heather Cherry, Tony Goetz Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Cathrine Dennis, Muskogee 7th and 8th Grade Center, Early Adolescence Math

Rebecca Parks, Cherokee Elementary School, Early Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood Counselor

Okay

Darla Milligan, Okay Elementary School, Middle Childhood Generalist

Oklahoma City

Jane Guffey, Webster Middle School, Early Adolescence Math

Okmulgee

Natasha Franklin, Okmulgee Middle School, Early Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood Exceptional Needs Specialist

Joi Jorgensen, Wilson Public Schools, Early Childhood Generalist

Robin Little, Okmulgee Middle School, Early Adolescence Science

Oologah

Amanda Salt, Oologah Talala High School, Adolescence and Young Adulthood Math

Owasso

Meghan Austin, Owasso Seventh Grade Center, Early Adolescence Math

Glynda Redding, Owasso Eighth Grade Center, Early Adolescence Science

Panama

Patricia Drummonds, Panama Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Pawhuska

Dawn Moles, Pawhuska Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Porum

Joni Henson, Porum High School, Early Adolescence English: Language Arts

Pryor

Beatrice Redding, Pryor Junior High School, Early Adolescence, Adolescence and Young Adulthood CareerTech

Rocky Mountain

Janice Gonzales-Avila, Rocky Mountain Public School, Early and Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading Language Arts

Sallisaw

Renee Claborn, Sallisaw High School, Adolescence and Young Adulthood English: Language Arts

Rita Pool, Tommie Spear Middle School, Early and Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading Language Arts

Sperry

Carmen Christmas, Sperry High School, Early Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood Exceptional Needs Specialist

Stilwell

Shelly Davis, Dahlonegah Public School, Early Childhood Generalist

Tahlequah

Vicki Craig, Indian Capital Technology Center, Early Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood Counselor

Deena Jones, Greenwood Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Tulsa

Sue Byrd, Briarglen Elementary School, Middle Childhood Generalist

Tricia Crutchfield, Kendall-Whittier Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Janet Green, Union Sixth-Seventh Grade Center, Early Adolescence English: Language Arts

Alice Gregory, Hoover Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Aaron Parsons, Darnaby Elementary School, Early and Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading Language Arts

Sherri Tallman, Jarman Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

Naomi Poindexter, Thomas Edison Preparatory High School, Early Adolescence English: Language Arts

Timilyn Towers, Union Sixth-Seventh Grade Center, Early Adolescence English: Language Arts

Tammy Ward, Union Sixth-Seventh Grade Center, Early Adolescence English: Language Arts

Melissa Yoder, Nathan Hale High School, Early Adolescence, Adolescence and Young Adulthood CareerTech

Vinita

Kara Sholes, Vinita High School, Adolescence and Young Adulthood English: Language Arts

Watts

Twilla Partain, Watts Elementary School, Early Childhood Generalist

12/23/2008

Published: 2008-12-23 00:00:00