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Â鶹Porn celebrates 11 teachers earning National Board Certification

Contact: Bethany Shipp

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s World Class Teaching Program is celebrating 11 teachers who have achieved the prestigious National Board Certification and 12 who have renewed the credential.

Representing school districts across the state, teachers earning or maintaining certification through the university’s WCTP in 2024 recently were honored during a campus pinning ceremony.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, or NBPTS, ranks Mississippi State nationwide for number of National Board Certified Teachers, with 997 Â鶹Porn graduates having earned certification. The Magnolia State in the U.S. for NBCTs with 4,940.

“Â鶹Porn’s World Class Teaching Program is excited to welcome these teachers into the ranks of NBCTs from around the nation,” said WCTP Director Stephanie McGee. “We applaud them for their dedication to the teaching profession and all the work they put into earning this honor.”

Established in 1996, the university’s WCTP recruits and provides mentorship for teachers seeking advanced certification through the NBPTS process. Candidates are supported in a variety of ways including component preparation sessions and certificate area support cohort meetings. According to the NBPTS, National Board Certification is the “highest certification a teacher may obtain in addition to being the most respected one.”

Mississippi school district teachers certified through the WCTP (by school district) include:

Attala County—Sarah Skidmore, mathematics: early adolescence

Lowndes County—Mary Kathryn Thrash, English as a new language

Monroe County—Cate Kennedy, English language arts: early adolescence

Neshoba County—Anne Fisackerly, English language arts: adolescence-young adulthood

Ocean Springs—Megan Brick, science: adolescence-young adulthood

Rankin County—Ginny Grace Gibbs, literacy: reading/language arts; Elizabeth Morgan, middle childhood generalist; and Jessica Thompson, mathematics: early adolescence 

Starkville Oktibbeha—Amy Bryant, exceptional needs specialist; and Vijay Pacharne, mathematics: adolescence-young adulthood

West Point Consolidated—Lashawn Bush, literacy: reading/language arts 

Teachers who maintained their certification through the WCTP (by school district) include: 

Calhoun County—Jill Caples, middle childhood generalist; Amanda Blaine Parker, mathematics: early adolescence; and Laurie Washington, science: early adolescence 

Lauderdale County—Julie Rawson, English language arts: early adolescence 

Lowndes County—Sarah Clark, literacy: reading/language arts; Susanna Oglesby, middle childhood generalist; and Anne Richardson, career and technical education

Monroe County—Debbie Leech, library media

Tishomingo County—Barry Hughes, science: adolescence-young adulthood; and Amee Scott, mathematics: early adolescence 

Union Public—Kristy Leach, literacy: reading/language arts

Walthall County—Laurie Capps, career and technical education 

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