New and Renewed National Board Certifications
Two GCS educators have earned National Board Certification for the first time, and 40 GCS educators have earned National Board Certification renewals. Greenville County Schools has 337 National Board Certified teachers, one of the teaching profession’s most respected achievements.
2022 New National Board Certificate Holders
- Amy Moyer - Wade Hampton HS - Music/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
- Richard Robbins - Eastside HS - Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
2022 National Board Renewals
- Ashley Adkins - JL Mann Academy - Social Studies-History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Kari Arnold - MT Anderson - Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
- Anita Ayers - Mountain View ES - Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Kimberly Badger - Woodmont MS - Mathematics/Early Adolescence
- Tawanda Bowie - Duncan Chapel ES - Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
- Margaret “Betsy” Brown - Pelham Road ES - Generalist/Early Childhood
- Erin Busch - Riverside HS - School Counseling/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
- Holly Cameron - Riverside HS - Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Leslie Carmel-Porras - Hillcrest HS - Social Studies-History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Jennifer Carter - Welcome ES - Generalist/Early Childhood
- Karen Allison Chamness - Bell's Crossing ES - Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
- Sharon Clyborne - Simpsonville ES - Generalist/Early Childhood
- Darlene Currier - Mountain View ES - Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Sharri Duncan - Greenville HS - Art/Early and Middle Childhood
- Chris Edgar - Blue Ridge MS - Mathematics/Early Adolescence
- Teresa Finchum - Fork Shoals ES - Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Mary Ford - Southside HS - Social Studies-History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Debbie Fulton - Woodmont HS - English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Jenniffer Grinstead - Lake Forest ES - Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Nathaniel Stephen Gunter - Greer HS - Music/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
- Carolyn Joye - Gateway ES - Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Latonya Kennedy - Carolina HS - Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
- Alisha Looper - Travelers Rest HS - Science/Early Adolescence
- Saskia LoVine - Pelham Road ES - Generalist/Early Childhood
- Beth Mahon - Paris ES - Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
- Sarah Mosteller - Greer MS - Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
- Cara Nyvall - Sterling School - Generalist/Middle Childhood
- Julie Owen - Thomas E Kerns ES - Generalist/Early Childhood
- Jill Parker - Skyland ES - Generalist/Early Childhood
- Lorraine Paxton - Fork Shoals ES - Music/Early and Middle Childhood
- Jenny Pierce - Eastside HS - Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Susan Ramsey - Bell's Crossing ES - Generalist/Early Childhood
- Melissa Smith - Bell's Crossing ES - Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
- Jennifer Tazerouti - Tanglewood MS - Generalist/Early Adolescence
- Cynthia Turner - Thomas E Kerns ES - Music/Early and Middle Childhood
- Meagan Wagner - Riverside HS - English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Emily West - Sara Collins ES - Art/Early and Middle Childhood
- Karen Whaley - Eastside HS - English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Cynthia Whittemore - Tanglewood MS - English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
- Sherryan Yarbrough - Blythe ES - Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
The National Board Certification program is coordinated by The Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, & Advancement. CERRA’s mission is to recruit, retain and advance South Carolina educators.
Teachers seeking National Board Certification undertake a four-part process that takes from one to three years to complete. The process requires candidates to analyze information about students in order to design and implement instructional choices that leads to advanced student growth and achievement. Teachers reflect on their classroom practices, assess their understanding of subject material and examine their preparation techniques.
In addition to preparing a portfolio with videotapes of classroom teaching, unit lesson plans, student work samples and reflective essays about the classroom environment and teaching interactions, teachers must complete assessment center exercises based on content knowledge that prove they have mastered the subjects they teach and also possess the pedagogical practices for teaching the content area.
Candidates consistently report that collaboration with other NBCTs and candidates eases the burden of the process. To this end, CERRA created an infrastructure of support that includes a district liaison in each of the state’s 85 school districts and a National Board Toolkit comprised of PowerPoints, handouts and activities to assist candidates as they move through the certification process. GCS is pleased to partner with CERRA in implementing an applicant cohort program for district teachers to participate in once a month as they work through the application process together over a three-year period.
CERRA also collaborates with other state agencies including the State Department of Education, The South Carolina Education Association, and Palmetto State Teachers Association to provide workshops and awareness sessions for candidates.
Teachers interested in pursuing the certification for the 2023-24 National Board cycle can contact Stacy Forrester at 864-355-3174 or find further information on the CERRA Website.