Richland One teachers earn National Board Certification
Contributed by Richland School
District One

Thirty- two Richland One teachers earned National Board Certification, the highest credential available in the teaching profession.

Along with having the prestigious designation as National Board-Certified teachers, these teachers will receive a $7,500 annual salary supplement from the state and an additional $5,500 a year from Richland One for every year they teach after receiving national certification, for the 10- year life of their certificates.

Since 1999, state legislators have supported National Board Certification as a tool to retain high- quality teachers in classrooms while in-creasing student achievement. The certification is awarded through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

The district's new-est group of National Board Certified teachers brings to 192 the total number of Richland One teachers who have earned National Board Certification.

They are Nancy Boggs, A.C. Moore Elementary; Vicki Brown, Crayton Middle; Michele Cole, Early Childhood Education; Rachel L. Cooper, Lower Richland High; Ami Abramson, Brennen Elementary; R. Levon Davis, Alcorn Middle; Jill Dowdy, C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy; Jennifer Fogel St. Andrews Middle; Claudia L. Fortner,Brockman Elementary;Monica Yvonne Geiger, Brockman Elementary; Mary Jade Haney, Horrell Hill Elementary; Patricia B. Huffman, Burton-Pack Elementary; Betty Hunter,Columbia High; Michelle Joiner, Caughman Road Elementary; Andrea Karaffa,Crayton Middle; G. Carol Knight, Brockman Elementary; Julie Macker, Brennen Elementary; Peggy Makins,Watkins- Nance Elementary; C. Priscilla McPheeters,Rosewood Elementary; Susanna Schisler Melo, A.C. Moore Elementary; Patti Moore,A.C. Flora High; Monica Owens, CarterGadsden Elementary; Dr. Rhoda J. Paschal, A.C. Flora High; Dr. Marnette Pendergrass, McKinneyMeadowfield Elementary; Tinalouise Polite, Alcorn Middle; Frankie Porter,Bradley Elementary; Marjorie D. Sawyer,Logan Elementary; Jean T. Smith, Dreher High; Marcella Wine Snyder, Richland One Middle College; Elizabeth Auld Thrailkill, Crayton Middle School; LaDoris B. Walker, South Kilbourne Elementary; and Shirley A. Williams,W.G. Sanders Middle.