FCPS Announces 42 Teachers Earned National Board Certification

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This year, 42 Frederick County Public Schools educators achieved National Board Certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

In addition to the 42 teachers who received their initial certification, three additional teachers were recertified.

FCPS has 143 National Board Certified educators.

“We are so proud of each educator for earning National Board Certification,” FCPS Superintendent Dr. Cheryl L. Dyson said. “Their commitment is a shining example of how FCPS teachers continue to meet the needs of ‘every child, every day.’”

The National Board Certification process helps to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in instructional practice.

The complete list of 2024-25 National Board Certified Teachers:

2024-25 Newly Certified Teachers
Lindsay Anderson, Frederick High
Erin Baker, Middletown High
Anna Claire Ballard Ayoub, Brunswick Elementary
Jocelyn Barker, Ballenger Creek Elementary
Hope Bonanno, Brunswick Elementary
Annie Boteler, Windsor Knolls Middle
Brian Brotherton, Catoctin High
Alena Carter, Centerville Elementary
Jenna Coates, Waverley Elementary
Amy Deavers, Green Valley Elementary
Kaitlyn Donovan, Walkersville Middle
Tiffany Flowers-Jackson, Tuscarora High
Mike Franklin, Catoctin High
Deborah Hines, Urbana High
Stephanie Houk, Urbana Elementary
Zach Howard, FCPS Career & Technology Center
Jessenia Kubala, Urbana Middle
Jonathan Kurtz, Academy for the Fine Arts, Gov. Thomas Johnson High
Suzanne Landy, Urbana Elementary
Jennie Lane, Frederick High
Melissa Lasko, Urbana Elementary
Ann Lewis, Urbana High
Claudine Marcum, FCPS Career & Technology Center
Barbara Matos, Butterfly Ridge Elementary
Meaghan Meinig, Sugarloaf Elementary
Angelique Merkson, Catoctin High
Karen Moss, Ballenger Creek Middle
Elizabeth Nave, Oakdale High
Keith Nolan, FCPS Central Office
Montserrat Plaia-Rabella, Gov. Thomas Johnson High
Sarah Presnell, Lincoln Elementary
Michael Pritts, Middletown High
Christine Ruckert, Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle
Jennifer Sayre, Urbana Middle
Ashley Sexton-Radney, Tuscarora High
Rachael Stecyk, Gov. Thomas Johnson High
Ansley Suarez, Urbana Elementary
Jacqueline Suarez, Urbana High
Tyler Thompson, Walkersville High
Sarah Valenca, Centerville Elementary
Audrey Williston, Urbana High
Kimberly Woods, New Market Elementary

2024-25 Recertified Teachers
Carrie Crawford, FCPS Central Office
Michael Gough, Oakdale High
Mark Widmeyer, Oakdale High/Frederick County Virtual School