110 State Teachers Earn National Board Certification In 2007
Teaching quality in Wisconsin classrooms made a substantial gain in 2007 with 110 state teachers achieving National Board Certification, according to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
Wisconsin ranked 16th nationwide in the number of new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) and ranks 19th in the total number of teachers who achieved certification over time (515). All but two of the new certified teachers are WEAC members.
"WEAC is very proud of our members who have gone through the demanding process that leads to National Board Certification," said WEAC President Mary Bell. "It takes extreme dedication, hard work and talent. Ultimately, this is all about doing everything we can to help children succeed, and Wisconsin's teachers continue to demonstrate that they are deeply committed to that goal."
"The rapid growth this year in Wisconsin of National Board Certified teachers advances our efforts to raise achievement for all students and close the achievement gap while ensuring that all children have access to a quality education," said State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster.
Specifically:
- Wisconsin shows a 49% increase in the number of teachers who achieved National Board Certification in 2007 over last year. That is among the top 10 states in the country in terms of growth.
- 55% of the state’s NBCTs teach in Title I schools.
- The state’s top five school districts in terms of the cumulative total of NBCTs are: Milwaukee (35), Manitowoc (19), Madison Metropolitan (18), Wauwatosa (14) and Eau Claire Area (13).
Wisconsin NBCTs joined the ranks of the nearly 8,500 teachers nationwide who achieved National Board Certification in 2007 – the largest one-year increase in the history of the National Board. This represents an 8.6% increase over the number of teachers nationwide who earned certification in 2006. The cumulative total of NBCTs stands at 63,821.
National Board Certification is the highest credential in the teaching profession. A teacher-driven, voluntary process established by NBPTS, certification is achieved through a rigorous, performance-based assessment that typically takes one to three years to complete and measures what the most accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. As part of the process, teachers build a portfolio that includes student work samples, assignments, videotapes, a thorough analysis of their classroom teaching, and an assessment of their knowledge of the subjects they teach.
WEAC supports members pursuing certification with grants for workshop sessions, costs associated with those sessions, and/or stipends for facilitators of the sessions.
The state’s nationally certified teachers are eligible to apply to become master educators under Wisconsin’s teacher licensing law known as PI 34. That is the highest level of Wisconsin’s three-tiered certification program. They can receive up to $2,000 to reimburse costs associated with earning national certification. Additionally, they receive nine annual stipends of $2,500 if they remain employed as teachers.
For more information about National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, visit the OnWEAC Resource Page on National Certification.
Wisconsin teachers who earned National Board Certification in 2007 are:
Cynthia Tyler
Generalist/Early Childhood
Pleasant View Elementary
Antigo School District
Gina Jones
Social Studies - History/Early Adolescence
Parkview Middle
Ashwaubenon School District
Stephanie Ballard
Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Campbellsport High
Campbellsport School District
George Affeldt
Social Studies - History/Early Adolescence
Webster Middle
Cedarburg School District
Jason Dahl
Mathematics/Early Adolescence
Chetek Middle
Chetek School District
Kathleen Block
English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
Clintonville Middle
Clintonville School District
Joyce Marr
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Dodgeville Elementary
Dodgeville School District
Teri Dallas
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Prairie View Elementary
East Troy Community School District
Peter Dulak
Music/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Ellsworth High
Ellsworth Community School District
Cecelia Carse
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Wisconsin Hills Middle
Elmbrook School District
Lana Caywood
Art/Early and Middle Childhood
Fennimore Elementary
Fennimore Community School District
Faye Benishek
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Sabish Middle
Fond Du Lac School District
Danielle Joslin
Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Fond Du Lac High School
Fond Du Lac School District
Susan Barry
Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Franklin High
Franklin Public School District
Sharon Hushek
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Ben Franklin Elementary
Franklin Public School District
Karen Nesbit
Generalist/Early Childhood
Pleasant View Elementary
Franklin Public School District
Kevin Nettesheim
English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Franklin High
Franklin Public School District
Eileen Koopmann
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
County Line Elementary
Germantown School District
Rhonda Hartline-Knoespel
Music/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Lombardi Middle
Green Bay Area School District
Marcy Levine
Generalist/Early Childhood
Doty Elementary
Green Bay Area School District
Julie Macier
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Bay View
Green Bay Area School District
Kay Zastrow
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Kennedy Elementary
Green Bay Area School District
Chastity Casey
Generalist/Early Childhood
Evergreen Elementary
Holmen School District
Ann Hendrickson
Library Media/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Sand Lake Elementary
Holmen School District
Laurie Kopp
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Sand Lake Elementary
Holmen School District Holmen
Julie Johnson
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Northview Elementary
Howards Grove School District
Jo Christianson
Generalist/Early Childhood
East Elementary Jefferson School District
Jefferson
Bonnie Dimond
Generalist/Early Childhood
West Elementary
Jefferson School District
Mary Burczyk
Music/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Kettle Moraine Middle
Kettle Moraine School District
Susan Krechel
Music/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Kettle Moraine High
Kettle Moraine School District
Mary Anne Zupan
Music/Early and Middle Childhood
Wales Elementary
Kettle Moraine School District
Jessica Gruenke
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Kiel High
Kiel Area School District
Edward Jedlicka
School Counseling/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Kimberly High
Kimberly Area School District
Erin Kosch
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Little Chute Elementary
Little Chute Area School District
Monica Bond-Lamberty
Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Memorial High
Madison Metropolitan School District
Jill Cohan
Generalist/Middle Childhood
James Wright Middle
Madison Metropolitan School District
Kelly Ferguson
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Lafollette High
Madison Metropolitan School District
Evan Gnam
Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
East High
Madison Metropolitan School District
Laura Godfrey
Mathematics/Early Adolescence
James Wright Middle
Madison Metropolitan School District
Kirk Mefford
Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
West High
Madison Metropolitan School District
Ebby Melahn
Generalist/Early Childhood
Lowell Elementary
Madison Metropolitan School District
Mary Paulson
Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
East High
Madison Metropolitan School District
Robin Staley
Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Memorial High
Madison Metropolitan School District
Mathew Thompson
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Sennett Middle
Madison Metropolitan School District
Chris Vander Ark
English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Memorial High
Madison Metropolitan School District
Kristin Voss
Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Memorial High
Madison Metropolitan School District
James Bukowski
Social Studies - History/Early Adolescence
Washington Junior High
Manitowoc School District
Rachael George
Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Lincoln High
Manitowoc School District
Joseph George
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Lincoln High
Manitowoc School District
Carl Sieracki
Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Lincoln High
Manitowoc School District
Deanne Stokes
English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Lincoln High
Manitowoc School District
Geoffrey Collins
Science/Early Adolescence
Marshall Middle
Marshall School District
Stacey Dejarlais
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Madison Elementary
Marshfield School District
Amy Dopp
Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Marshfield High
Marshfield School District
Hazel Brown
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Medford Middle
Medford Area School District
Marsha Denny
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Valley View Elementary
Menomonee Falls School District
Carlene Hansen
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Valley View Elementary
Menomonee Falls School District
Denise Johnstone
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Menomonee Falls School District
Michelle Radtke
Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Menomonie Middle
Menomonie Area School District
Linda Krajcik
Social Studies - History/Early Adolescence
Lake Shore Middle
Mequon-Thiensville School District
Jane Lepold
Social Studies - History/Early Adolescence
Lake Shore Middle
Mequon-Thiensville School District
Scott Mackin
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Kate Goodrich Elementary
Merrill Area School District
Thomas Brown
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Morgandale Elementary
Milwaukee School District
Margaret Fischer
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Milwaukee Spanish Immersion
Milwaukee School District
Paula Henn
English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
Greenfield Bilingual
Milwaukee School District
Kristi Hepp
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Milwaukee Sign Language El
Milwaukee School District
Katherine Katter
English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Milwaukee Hi Sch Of The Arts
Milwaukee School District
Kerry Mess
English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
King High
Milwaukee School District
Laurie Pusich
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Milwaukee French Immersion
Milwaukee School District
Melisa Sykora
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Ninety-Fifth Street El
Milwaukee School District
Jennifer Koch-Wegner
Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Mishicot High
Mishicot School District
Karen Sperstad
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Mukwonago High
Mukwonago School District
Kirsten Yoder
English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
Eisenhower Middle
New Berlin School District
Elizabeth Montavon
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
St Mary School
Elm Grove
Ann Murphy
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
St Margaret Mary School
Milwaukee
Lisa Lichter
Music/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
North Lake Elementary
orth Lake School District
Aubrey Pawlowski
English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Oconomowoc High
Oconomowoc Area School District
Trina Anderson
Generalist/Early Childhood
Traeger Elementary
Oshkosh Area School District
Dean Duehring
Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
West High
Oshkosh Area School District
Linda Diaz
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Janes Elementary
Racine School District
Cynthia Stokes
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Randall Consolidated School
Randall J1 School District
Stephen Schneider
School Counseling/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
South High
Sheboygan Area School District
Margaret Schmidt Dess
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Shorewood High
Shorewood School District
Kristan Mazemke
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Slinger High
Slinger School District
Rebecca Fluno
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Northside Elementary
Sun Prairie Area School District
Dan Hartig
Generalist/Middle Childhood
Royal Oaks Elementary
Sun Prairie Area School District
Jill Prescott
Social Studies - History/Early Adolescence
Superior Middle
Superior School District
Donna Kryzenske
Generalist/Early Childhood
Magee Elementary
Two Rivers School District
David Roloff
English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Two Rivers High
Two Rivers School District
Nicole Gibson
Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Verona Area High
Verona Area School District
Jennifer Kuehl
Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Verona Area High
Verona Area School District
Kay Morrison-Vance
Art/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Viroqua Middle
Viroqua Area School District
Lori Gallagher
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Waunakee Middle Waunakee Community School District
Waunakee
Jennifer Magee
Generalist/Early Childhood
Arboretum Elementary School
Waunakee Community School District
Erin Schroeder
Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Waunakee High
Waunakee Community School District
Mary Strobusch
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Waupaca Middle
Waupaca School District
Sara Cortichiato
Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
East High
Wauwatosa School District
Carolyn Curley
Generalist/Early Childhood
Roosevelt Elementary
Wauwatosa School District
Juliebeth Farvour
Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
East High
Wauwatosa School District
Bridget Nimmer
Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
West High
Wauwatosa School District
Ann Ward
Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
East High
Wauwatosa School District
David Clarke
Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Hale High
West Allis School District
Linda Wamboldt
Social Studies - History/Early Adolescence
West Milwaukee Middle
West Allis School District
Suzanne Milkus
School Counseling/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Silverbrook Middle
West Bend School District
Trish Strohfeldt
Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
East High
West Bend School District
Patti De Villers
Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
West De Pere Middle
West De Pere School District
Sheila Kohl
Generalist/Middle Childhood
West De Pere Middle
West De Pere School District
Aaron Bieniek
Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Whitnall High
Whitnall School District
Tina Ghislain
Generalist/Early Childhood
Wilmot Elementary
Wilmot Grade School District
Karen Breedlove
Generalist/Early Childhood
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff El
Woodruff J1 School District
Posted December 4, 2007