TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) will honor its teachers who have achieved the National Board Certification. A pinning ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 29 to recognize the 25 teachers who have earned this prestigious certification.
National Board Certification is the highest certification that teachers can receive. To earn this certification, they must successfully complete a rigorous peer-review process. Teachers from across the U.S. undergo this rigorous process to demonstrate their impact on student learning and achievement.
BCPS has more than 100 Board-certified teachers. This recent wave of certifications reflects the additional support that the BCPS offers to teachers as they embark on this challenging task.
“Becoming Board certified is just one of many ways that our teachers continually advance their skills and understanding,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers. “While BCPS has more than 100 Boardcertified teachers, more than a third of these teachers earned their certification in 2022 and 2023. This rapid rise in Board-certification reflects the additional supports we offer to assist teachers who undertake the arduous process. Through professional development activities and continued education, Board-certified teachers bring additional expertise to our schools and enrich the academic progress of our students. We are proud of these teachers for serving as role models to both their students and fellow educators.”
The pinning ceremony will be held at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson. First Federal Financial Credit Union will sponsor the event. Allyson Eisenberg, Generalist/Early Childhood, will be one of the speakers at the event.
The BCPS teachers who earned certification in 2023 are:
- Becca Alvarado, English as a New Language/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
- Carrie Barrett, Music/Early and Middle Childhood
- Cristina Bernoni, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
- Erica Blouin, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
- Leigh Caputo, Art/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
- Kirsten Chalk, Music/Early and Middle Childhood
- Sara Cox, Generalist/Early Childhood
- Mary Crowe, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
- Margaret Deighton, English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Paul Diem, Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
- Allyson Eisenberg, Generalist/Early Childhood
- Elizabeth Fair, English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
- Jennifer Felter, Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Anna Gavin, Art/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
- Jennifer Gish, English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Meryl Hawkins, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
- Bridget Jordan, English as A New Language/Early and Middle Childhood
- Brittany Kolb, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
- Casey Markilinski, Social Studies-History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Kristin Novak, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
- Susannah Ray, English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
- James Roeder, Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
- Dawn Shuster, Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
- Amanda Slonaker, Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
- Kristen Spaulding, English as A New Language/Early and Middle Childhood
- Aaron Sporik, Science/Early Adolescence
- Carrie Sprucebank, Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Caitlin Walther, Mathematics/Early Adolescence
- Natalie Zinkham, World Languages/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
The BCPS teachers who earned certification in 2022 are:
- Lauren Beck, Generalist/Early Childhood
- Rachel Ezell, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
- Theresa Iacarino, Music/Early and Middle Childhood
- Carrie Keeney, Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Abigail Lofredo, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
- Tatiana Lowers, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
- Amy Parlette, Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Kimberly Peck, Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Aiden Piper, Generalist/Early Childhood
- Jessica Ruppert, Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Kaitlynn Welly, Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Jennifer Wisnom, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
- Heather Young, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.
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