Federal Way Public School (FWPS) teachers who earned National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification in 2017 were honored by the district’s school board at the March 27 meeting.
National board certification is an advanced certification program designed to recognize outstanding teachers who meet high and rigorous standards that accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. The following teachers for achieving this certification:
• Megan Aarsvold, Early Childhood Generalist
• Yelena Alexander, Early and Middle Childhood, English as a New Language
• Ashley Andrews, Early and Middle Childhood, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts
• Emily Bray, Adolescence and Young Adulthood, English Language Arts
• Lucinda Bryant, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood, School Counseling
• Rosanna Castro, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood, Exceptional Needs Specialist
• Beatrice Cordes, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood, Exceptional Needs Specialist
• Teresa Eyler, Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood, World Languages
• Tina Gilmore, Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood, English as a New Language
• Bryan Hamilton, Adolescence and Young Adulthood, Social Studies-History
• Lori Hartman, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood, Exceptional Needs Specialist
• Alexandria Hayes, Early and Middle Childhood, Music
• Maile Jensen, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood, Exceptional Needs Specialist
• Lori Kanikkeberg, Young Adulthood, Exceptional Needs Specialist
• Ann Kormos, Adolescence and Young Adulthood, Social Studies-History
• Jennifer Marquez-Shell, Early Adolescence, Mathematics
• Denise McLean, Adolescence and Young Adulthood, Social Studies-History
• Jessica Pak, Early and Middle Childhood, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts
• Tara Pearson, Adolescence and Young Adulthood, Social Studies-History
• Kate Weber, Early Childhood, Generalist
• Leanne Procter, Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood, English as a New Language
• Kyler Randall, Adolescence and Young Adulthood, Social Studies-History
• Ben Shelton, Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood, Physical Education
• Maura Siewert, Early and Middle Childhood, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts
• Mariko Sparks, Early and Middle Childhood, English as a New Language
• Anne Wolfrom, Early and Middle Childhood, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts
• Jami Tait, Middle Childhood, Generalist
• Amber Thompson, Early Adolescence, English Language Arts
• Wendy Van Skyhawk, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood, Exceptional Needs Specialist
• Muzek White, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
According to the school district, National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) successfully demonstrate exemplary teaching knowledge, skills and practices. These teachers join the 5,470 teachers who recently earned the certification, increasing the total to more than 118,000 NBCT teachers across the United States. According to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the state of Washington ranks third overall in the total number of National Board Certified Teachers.
The National Board candidacy is a demanding process, and has numerous benefits to students, as teachers become even more self-reflective about their practice and increase subject area knowledge.
