More Teachers Earn National Board Certification

Featured photo: Pisgah Elementary School Title I Specialist Sara Moore works with students in her classroom.

By Tim Reaves
BCS Communications Department

Congratulations to the BCS National Board Certified Teachers who recently received their certifications or re-certifications.

National Board certification is a rigorous, one- to five-year process that enables teachers to use the latest evidence-based methods for making their classrooms more engaging and successful. Buncombe County Schools ranks 18th in the nation for the number of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). In 2019, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards named BCS a National Board Accomplished District, as more than 20 percent of teachers held the advanced teaching credential.

“It was tough, but the process made me a better educator,” said Pisgah Elementary School Title I Specialist Sara Moore. “I can better assess where my students are and get them what they need. And I’ve found different, research-based ways to teach them. It really makes you look at the profession and why you’re doing what you’re doing. It was totally worth it.”

NEWLY CERTIFIED
- Lori Galbert, T.C. Roberson High
- Victoria Banks, Clyde A. Erwin High
- Alexa Shaklin, William W. Estes Elementary
- Emily Greene, Enka High
- Ann Bell, Black Mountain Elementary
- Sara Moore, Pisgah Elementary

RECERTIFIED
- Nichole Case, A.C. Reynolds High
- Colleen Marks, A.C. Reynolds High
- Jessica Telfair, Black Mountain Elementary
- Michelle Hutchins, Black Mountain Primary
- David San Juan, Black Mountain Primary
- Malcolm Anderson, Cane Creek Middle
- Clifton Dodson, Cane Creek Middle
- Leslie Hawes, Cane Creek Middle
- Thomas Turner, Charles D. Owen High
- Joseph Hamrick, Charles D. Owen High
- James Rumbaugh, Charles D. Owen High
- Aylett Burchfiel, Charles T. Koontz Intermediate
- Christy Woppman, Charles T. Koontz Intermediate
- Jennifer Drury, Enka High
- Beth Ann Hooper, Enka High
- Erin Fuseler, Enka Middle
- Megan Fulkerson, Fairview Elementary
- Cheryl Lewis, Fairview Elementary
- Crystal DeLoughery, Haw Creek Elementary
- Catherine Gilkeson, Haw Creek Elementary
- Kathryn Laws, Haw Creek Elementary
- Stephanie Duncan, North Buncombe Elementary
- Lorie McFee, North Buncombe High
- Kristen Wells, North Buncombe Middle
- Amy Jamerson, North Windy Ridge Intermediate
- Emily Charette, T.C. Roberson High
- Regina Phillips, T.C. Roberson High
- Richard Rookey III, Valley Springs Middle
- Erin Maccarelli, Valley Springs Middle
- Kelli Pritchard, W.D. Williams Elementary
- Dana Anderson, West Buncombe Elementary

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