Congratulations to the 77 teachers from the ESD 105 region who achieved their certifications with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in 2009! These teachers met the high standards of the NBPTS through a year-long process of study, expert evaluation, self-assessment, and peer review to improve their capability of providing excellent instruction to the students in their classrooms.
Here are our area’s teachers who among the 1,251 Washington educators who became National Board certified teachers during 2009:
• Cle Elum-Roslyn School District: Kamille Baker (generalist)
• East Valley School District: Caryn Rollin (math), Kristy Thurman (literacy/reading/language arts), Erin Uren (career and technical education)
• Ellensburg School District: Jodi Husband (generalist)
• Grandview School District: Charles Adams (science), Carol Bardwell (school counseling), Verna Desserault (English language arts), Jodi Sabin (English language arts), Leslie White (science)
• Highland School District: Brook Baden (literacy/reading/language arts), Dawn Copeland (literacy/reading/language arts), Linda Evans (literacy/reading/language arts), Tanya George (literacy/reading/language arts), Aimee Hostetler (English language arts), Megan Jacobson (English as a new language), Beth Poston (literacy/reading/language arts), Paula Vornbrock (exceptional needs specialist), Vanessa Williams (English language arts)
• Kittitas School District: Linda Graf (math)
• Mabton School District: Angelica Ozuna (literacy/reading/language arts)
• Mt. Adams School District: Tyler Rice (science), Thomas Sheppard (social studies/history)
• Naches Valley School District: Wendy Clark (generalist), Krystal Yates (English language arts)
• Royal School District: David Andra (math), Amanda Eilers (English language arts), Benjamin Orth (science)
• Selah School District: Miranda Forbes (school counseling), Laurie Harmon-Willard (math), Cynthia Maycock (generalist), Suzann McFeat (generalist), Penolope McGrath (math), Angela Ozanich (math), Jennifer Quigley (science), Kay Smith (English language arts)
• Sunnyside School District: Angela Carrizales (math), Susan Davis (English language arts), Maria Garcia (generalist), Russell Lindstrand (English language arts), James Marr (science), Darren Mezger (math), Pamela Stephens (exceptional needs specialist), Meredith Sylling (English language arts)
• Toppenish School District: Cyndy Bacon (school counseling), Nichola Blink (music), Cherie Bossert (English language arts), Doris Dorr (physical education), Theresa Hernandez (English language arts), Deborah Liebert (exceptional needs specialist), Bette Ann Row (generalist), Tama Shepard (generalist), Jason Smith (physical education)
• Wahluke School District: Rochelle Cramer (literacy/reading/language arts), John Ellsworth (math), Christine Langdon (physical education), Terry Mynar (literacy/reading/language arts), January Pietila (generalist)
• Wapato School District: Susan Carmichael-George (English language arts), Leah Hieber (English language arts), Rick Wandler (math)
• West Valley School District: Valerie Barnett (English language arts), Cody Freeze (math), Mary Lewis (generalist), Starlet McIntyre (math), Keely Teske (science), Jennifer Voorhees (world languages other than English), Catherine Warren (generalist)
• Yakima School District: Darla Biever (exceptional needs specialist), Aida Caltenco (generalist), Terry Cooper (English language arts), Sonya Duncan (exceptional needs specialist), Rebecca Hoover (English language arts), Christina Meeks (exceptional needs specialist), Stephanie Peyser (exceptional needs specialist), Kenneth Ritter (math), Justin Wright (career and technical education)
