AEA Teachers Achieve National Board Certification

This year, 77 members of the Arkansas Education Association have attained National Board Certification, the highest level of certification a teacher can achieve. The certification process is rigorous and takes several years to reach. A total of 289 Arkansas teachers received certification in 2010, bringing the total of national Board Certified teachers in the state to 1,690. Arkansas ranks eighth nationwide in the number of newly certified teachers in 2010, and 15th in the total number of teachers who achieved certification over time.

The following AEA members achieved certification in 2010. They are listed in alphabetical order by last name, followed by their school, school district, and area of certification.

Kimberly Armstrong, Wynne Primary School, Wynne School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early And Middle Childhood
Brandi Bailey, Forest Heights Middle School, Little Rock School District, Mathematics/Early Adolescence
Mark Bailey, Sylvan Hills High School, Pulaski County Special School District, Music/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Rose Baker, Brookland Elementary School, Brookland School District, Generalist/Early Childhood
Christine Bobb, Tilles Elementary School, Fort Smith School District, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
Elizabeth Brooks, North Little Rock High School-West Campus, North Little Rock School District, World Languages Other Than English/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Kelly Buckley, Lingle Middle School, Rogers School District, English as a New Language/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Courtney Burkett, Mcnair Middle School, Fayetteville School District, Mathematics/Early Adolescence
Carrie Burress, Ozark Middle School, Ozark School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Jamie Burris, Dardanelle High School, Dardanelle School District, Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Lori Bush, Lake Hamilton High School, Lake Hamilton School District, Library Media/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
Deborah Carlyle, Hazen High School, Hazen School District, Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Anita Cegers-Coleman, Bob Courtway Middle School, Conway School District, Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Amy Champlin, Eastside Elementary School, Cabot School District, Generalist/Early Childhood
Mary Cook, AHLF Junior High School, Searcy School District, Science/Early Adolescence
Mary Coomer, Piggott Elementary School, Piggott School District, Mathematics/Early Adolescence
Patricia Daniels, Greenbrier Westside Elementary, Greenbrier School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early And Middle Childhood
Bridgette Davis, Lincoln Middle School, Lincoln School District, English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
Kathleen Deakins, Harrison School District, English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Alisa Dixon, Jefferson Elementary School, Little Rock School District, Music/Early and Middle Childhood
Billie Dorn, Jack Robey Jr. High School, Pine Bluff School District, Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Elizabeth Drake, Sherwood Elementary School, Pulaski County Special School District, Mathematics/Early Adolescence
Carla Ely, Jackson Elementary School, West Memphis School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Frances Farnsworth, Eastside Elementary School, Cabot School District, Generalist/Early Childhood
Terri Finkbeiner, Jefferson Elementary School, Little Rock School District, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
Tekyesha Gault, Carl Stuart Middle School, Conway School District, English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
Amy Gordon, Barling Elementary School, Fort Smith School District, Generalist/Middle Childhood
Lorene Green, L. L. Owen Elementary School, Watson Chapel School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early And Middle Childhood
Keysha Griffith, Fulbright Elementary School, Little Rock School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Kimberly Griggs, Morrilton Senior High School, South Conway County School District, Mathematics/Early Adolescence
Telisa Hadley, Rose City Middle School, North Little Rock School District, Mathematics/Early Adolescence
Jana Hagge, Stagecoach Elementary, Cabot School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Kathleen Hansen, Lowell Elementary School, Rogers School District, Library Media/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
Julie Hilton, Oakland Heights Elementary School, Russellville School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early And Middle Childhood
Ronda Hodges, Glen Rose High School, Glen Rose School District, Art/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Timothy Hughes, Central High School, Little Rock School District, World Languages Other Than English/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Risa Hunter, Ramsey Junior High School, Fort Smith School District, English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
Elizabeth Hutcheson, Rogers High School - Sophomore Campus, Rogers School District, Science/Adolescence And Young Adulthood
Sara Kennedy, Parkson Hills Elementary School, Springdale School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early And Middle Childhood
Tisha Long, Salem Elementary School, Bryant School District, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
Mary Lowrey, DeQueen Middle School, DeQueen School District, Science/Early Adolescence
Joann Lynch, Clarksville High School, Clarksville School District, Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Lela Marsolf, Mountain View High School, Mountain View School District, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
Christina Massingill, Julia Lee Moore Elementary School, Conway School District, Art/Early and Middle Childhood
Kara Mauldin, Crystal Hill Elementary, Pulaski County Special School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Teri McClain, Grace Hill Elementary School, Rogers School District, Art/Early and Middle Childhood
Amy McFarland, Cabot Junior High South, Cabot School District, English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
Maria Mendillo, Parkview Magnet High School, Little Rock School District, English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Brandy Milburn, Simon Intermediate, Conway School District, Mathematics/Early Adolescence
Sharon Miles, Wickes Elementary School, Van Cove School District, Mathematics/Early Adolescence
Monique Miller, Barton High School, Barton-Lexa School District, Science/Early Adolescence
Tanisha Minter, Florence Mattison Elementary School, Conway School District, School Counseling/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
Carrie Misenheimer, Greenwood High School, Greenwood School District, English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Sherry Mohler, Mountain Home Kindergarten, Mountain Home School District, Music/Early and Middle Childhood
Jamie Parker, Magness Creek Elementary, Cabot School District, Generalist/Early Childhood
Mary Parson, Central High School, Little Rock School District, Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Jackie Phillips, El Dorado High School, El Dorado School District, Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Anthony Ponder, Lonoke High School, Lonoke School District, Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
Sally Prevett, Pocahontas Upper Elementary School, Pocahontas School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early And Middle Childhood
Kelly Puckett, Fouke High School, Fouke School District, Art/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Diane Richards, Guy-Perkins High School, Guy-Perkins School District, Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Beula Sharp, Highland High School, Highland School District, Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Dana Shoemaker, Valley View High School, Valley View School District, Social Studies - History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Linda Shott, Pottsville School District, Science/Early Adolescence
Celine Simpson, Bentonville High School, Bentonville School District, World Languages Other Than English/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Claudia Smith, Dunbar Magnet Middle School, Little Rock School District, Library Media/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
Kellie Smith, Mann Magnet Middle School, Little Rock School District, Science/Early Adolescence
Talasia Smith, Joe T. Robinson Elem. School, Pulaski County Special School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Shelly Templeton, Greene City Tech Elementary School, Greene County Tech School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Shauna Thomas, Forest Heights Middle School, Little Rock School District, Music/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Leigh Tropp, Margaret Daniels Primary, Ashdown School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Rebecca Vinzant, Prairie Grove Upper Elementary School, Prairie Grove, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early And Middle Childhood
Margaret Wang, Booker Arts Magnet Elementary School, Little Rock School District, Science/Early Adolescence
Debra Ward, Margaret Daniels Primary, Ashdown School District, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Nancy Webster, Woodruff Elementary School, Helena/ West Helena School District, Generalist/Early Childhood
Michella Xiques, Flippin Elementary School, Flippin School District, Music/Early and Middle Childhood