MSU鈥檚 World Class Teaching Program celebrates 12 professionals earning National Board Certification
Contact: Camille Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State, ranked 15th nationally in producing National Board Certified Teachers, is celebrating 12 teachers achieving the prestigious certification this year.
绿巨人视频recruits and supports teachers seeking NBCT status through its World Class Teaching Program and currently boasts 1,073 certified alumni who鈥檝e completed the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards process. The state of Mississippi ranks seventh in the nation among states self-reporting certified-teacher data to the NBCT and currently accounts for a total of 4,456.
Established in 1996, the World Class Teaching Program helps guide and mentor teachers as they seek this advanced certification. The NBPTS sets uniform standards nationwide and offers professional and personal growth for those wanting to positively impact student learning. Teachers who earn board certification exemplify teaching excellence in their respective subjects.
Teachers certifying through MSU鈥檚 World Class Teaching Program this year (by school district) include:
Choctaw Tribal Schools鈥擟heryl Brent-Thomas, certified in exceptional needs specialist/early childhood through young adulthood; Casey Donald, certified in generalist/early childhood; and Anna Morrow, certified in career and technical education/early adolescence through young adulthood
Houston School District鈥擟heryl Doss, certified in mathematics/early adolescence
Lauderdale County School District鈥擫isa Bane, certified in literacy: reading-language arts/early and middle childhood
Louisville Municipal School District鈥擟arolyn Flake-Butler, certified in literacy: reading-language arts/early and middle childhood; and LaToya Triplett, certified in literacy: reading-language arts/early and middle childhood
Lowndes County School District鈥擡lizabeth 鈥淟ibby鈥 White, certified in exceptional needs specialist/early childhood through young adulthood
Neshoba County School District鈥擬egan Alexander, certified in literacy: reading-language arts/early and middle childhood
Newton County School District鈥擟hristina Whittle, certified in exceptional needs specialist/early childhood through young adulthood
Starkville Oktibbeha School District鈥擡rin Landrum, certified in exceptional needs specialist/early childhood through young adulthood
Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District鈥擩oy Day, certified in literacy: reading-language arts/early and middle childhood
Established in 1903, MSU鈥檚 College of Education is home to six academic departments, one research unit and numerous service units. For more about the college, visit .
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