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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 12, 2007

TAMPA - Twenty-eight area teachers have received national honors through a rigorous certification process.

The teachers recently became National Board Certified, which allows them to get raises. They can qualify for additional bonuses if they mentor a colleague or, in Hillsborough County, teach at a high-poverty school.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards awards the certifications annually. Teachers apply by putting together portfolios that include video of themselves in the classroom and examples of student work, and they take tests in their subject area.

Hillsborough public schools had 134 board certified teachers this year, the largest number the district has had. There are 637 Hillsborough teachers with the distinction. The local teachers who qualified this year are as follows:

Bay Crest Elementary: Andrea Thwaites
Bryant Elementary: Suzanne Burshan, Deborah Falcon, Nancy Fink

Buchanan Middle: Challen Mangione
Cannella Elementary: Linda Laird Cox, Virginia Lees-Hill

Chamberlain High: Rita Holt

Citrus Park Elementary: Anissa Ritchie

Claywell Elementary: Linda Swanson
Deer Park Elementary: Kirk Divins

Forest Hills Elementary: Lorie Chilcott, Lianet Valdes

Gaither High: Judy Hudson, Catherine Paunov

Lowry Elementary: Glenda Harmon, Lorri Naylor

Lutz Elementary: Tara Young
Martinez Middle: Grady Miller

McKitrick Elementary: Kimberly Olson, Anita Travaglino

Sickles High School: Gail Bottone

Twin Lakes Elementary: Virginia Frissell
Walker Middle: Jody Woods

Webb Middle: Ami Schilian

Westchase Elementary: Danielle Verile
Woodbridge Elementary: Jill Germain, Nancie Howley

Courtney Cairns Pastor

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