Wednesday, January 6, 2010

More Teachers are Board Certified

San Diego Unified is proud to announce that 19 teachers have achieved National Board Certification in 2009. With a grand total of 166 National Board Certified Teachers, the district now has the second highest number of board certified teachers among all California school districts.

This program was established to advance student learning, improve teaching and make schools better. Teachers who achieve certification have met high standards through study, expert evaluation, self-assessment and peer review.

The district’s Board Certified class of 2009 includes:

  • Linnea Caldera Mille, Joyner Elementary

  • Suzie Fore and Cecile Nedellec, Serra High

  • Brian Pollard, O’Farrell Charter

  • Cynthia Larkin, Morse High

  • Michel Cazary, Garfield Elementary

  • Sarah Gladd and Jessica Guy-Smith, Montgomery Middle School

  • Jessica Touw, Birney Elementary

  • Alicia Flores, Ibarra Elementary

  • Joy Schumacher, Dingeman Elementary

  • Kathy Ryan, Fay Elementary

  • Mary Laiuppa, Clairemont High

  • Aimee Sage, Whittier Center

  • Dianna Vanderhurst, Wangenheim Middle School

  • Quynh Mai and Yvonne Munguia-Lucero, Crown Point Elementary

  • Kimberly Roberts, Bell Middle School

  • Amanda Turnbull, SEEC (no longer with the district)

In addition, an announcement about the district’s newly-recertified teachers was posted in a previous Friday Notes and retired administrator Karen Wroblewski’s name was inadvertently omitted from the list. Congratulations to Karen and to all our board certified teachers. We applaud their commitment, time, talent and dedication to the teaching profession. For more information, please go to www.nbpts.org or contact Julia Groff at jgroff@sandi.net.

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