47 Richland School District teachers have earned certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the highest credential in the teaching profession:
Ann Autrey, River’s Edge High School
Tina Banning, Badger Mountain Elementary School
Peggy Bergstrom, Enterprise Middle School
John Bittinger, Richland High School
Nicole Blake, White Bluffs Elementary School
Angie Bozzi, Carmichael Middle School
Adriane Brown, Jason Lee Elementary School
Benita Brown, Sacajawea Elementary School
Karen Bryan, Sacajawea Elementary School
Deborah Burke, Chief Joseph Middle School
Jackie Cable, River's Edge High School
Krista Calvin, White Bluffs Elementary School
Stephanie Dahl, Jefferson Elementary School
Mary Dann, Chief Joseph Middle School
Colette DeHaan, Enterprise Middle School
Erika Doyle, William Wiley Elementary School
Tim Faix, Hanford High School
Troy Fulton, Richland High School
Lara Gregorich-Bennett, Chief Joseph Middle School
Sheila Higby, William Wiley Elementary School
Pam Hood, Sacajawea Elementary School
Jackie Ives, River's Edge High School
Kelly Lindsley, Chief Joseph Middle School
Karen Lipp, White Bluffs Elementary School
Deanna Lomax, Chief Joseph Middle School
Amy McLaughlin, White Bluffs Elementary School
Mary Moore, Lewis & Clark Elementary School
Kelley Muntean, Hanford High School
Terri Nicacio, Badger Mountain Elementary School
Susie Oram, Jefferson Elementary School
Steve Perez, Hanford High School
Tressa Perkins, Jason Lee Elementary School
Linda Romain, Jason Lee Elementary School
Denise Rosenblum, River's Edge High School
Brian Sites, River’s Edge High School
Cathy Stordeur, Hanford High School
Sandy Stredwick, White Bluffs Elementary School
Sandy Stroup, Richland High School
Deanie Sullivan, Jason Lee Elementary School
Becky Thomas, Tapteal Elementary School
Julia Thompson, Jason Lee Elementary School
Anne Walker, Wiley Elementary School
Tina Webb, Chief Joseph Middle School
Liesl Wegener, Jason Lee Elementary School
Molly Wintrode, Badger Mountain Elementary School
Charlene Yonemitsu, White Bluffs Elementary School
Mike Yonemitsu, Richland High School
The certification process requires teachers to complete a portfolio which includes:
- student work samples to show the teacher's impact on student learning
- a videotape of actual classroom teaching
- written demonstrations of a teacher's knowledge of a subject area, classroom practices and curriculum design.
National board-certified teachers in Washington State earn a 10-year certificate and a $5,000 annual stipend appropriated by the state legislature. There are now 82,000 National Board Certified Teachers nationwide, with over 3,900 in Washington State.
(More information is at: www.nbpts.org)