MSU celebrates 11 teachers earning National Board Certification
Contact: Bethany Shipp
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥91制片厂鈥檚 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 university鈥檚 WCTP in 2024 recently were honored during a campus pinning ceremony.
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, or NBPTS, ranks 91制片厂 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.
鈥淢SU鈥檚 World Class Teaching Program is excited to welcome these teachers into the ranks of NBCTs from around the nation,鈥 said WCTP Director Stephanie McGee. 鈥We applaud them for their dedication to the teaching profession and all the work they put into earning this honor.鈥
Established in 1996, the university鈥檚 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 鈥渉ighest certification a teacher may obtain in addition to being the most respected one.鈥
Mississippi school district teachers certified through the WCTP (by school district) include:
Attala County鈥擲arah Skidmore, mathematics: early adolescence
Lowndes County鈥擬ary Kathryn Thrash, English as a new language
Monroe County鈥擟ate Kennedy, English language arts: early adolescence
Neshoba County鈥擜nne Fisackerly, English language arts: adolescence-young adulthood
Ocean Springs鈥擬egan Brick, science: adolescence-young adulthood
Rankin County鈥擥inny Grace Gibbs, literacy: reading/language arts; Elizabeth Morgan, middle childhood generalist; and Jessica Thompson, mathematics: early adolescence聽
Starkville Oktibbeha鈥擜my Bryant, exceptional needs specialist; and Vijay Pacharne, mathematics: adolescence-young adulthood
West Point Consolidated鈥擫ashawn Bush, literacy: reading/language arts聽
Teachers who maintained their certification through the WCTP (by school district) include:聽
Calhoun County鈥擩ill Caples, middle childhood generalist; Amanda Blaine Parker, mathematics: early adolescence; and Laurie Washington, science: early adolescence聽
Lauderdale County鈥擩ulie Rawson, English language arts: early adolescence聽
Lowndes County鈥擲arah Clark, literacy: reading/language arts; Susanna Oglesby, middle childhood generalist; and Anne Richardson, career and technical education
Monroe County鈥擠ebbie Leech, library media
Tishomingo County鈥擝arry Hughes, science: adolescence-young adulthood; and Amee Scott, mathematics: early adolescence聽
Union Public鈥擪risty Leach, literacy: reading/language arts
Walthall County鈥擫aurie Capps, career and technical education聽
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