Rock Hill Schools Get 29 More Nationally Certified Teachers

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards said Tuesday that 754 South Carolina teachers earned the designation in 2008.

Nearly 6,500 South Carolina teachers have earned the certification. It can take teachers up to three years to qualify and requires tests, video recordings of lessons and examples of student work.

Greenville County added the most nationally certified teachers this year with 75. Greenville County also has the most teachers who have earned the certification over time with 471.

Rock Hill School District Three has 210 Nationally Certified teachers with 29 receiving certification this year.  Those reaching the milestone this year are:

Lisa Baker
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood      Rock Hill, SC
       
Patrice Barlotta
Mathematics/Early Adolescence   Rock Hill, SC
       
Tara Blackwell
Generalist/Early Childhood      Rock Hill, SC
       
Carla Cato
School Counseling/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood       Rock Hill, SC
       
Anna Echols
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood      Rock Hill, SC
       
Nijjall Fair
Generalist/Middle Childhood     Rock Hill, SC
       
John Finley
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood    Rock Hill, SC
       
Crystal Gantt
Science/Early Adolescence       Rock Hill, SC
       
Sharon Gayton
Generalist/Middle Childhood     Rock Hill, S
       
Kelly Gibson
Social Studies - History/Early Adolescence      Rock Hill, SC
       
Janice Groves
Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood     Rock Hill, SC
       
Ashley Hall
Generalist/Middle Childhood     Rock Hill, SC
       
Laura Hall
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood    Rock Hill, SC
       
Camryn Harvey
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood      Rock Hill, SC
       
Elaine Howie
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood      Rock Hill, SC
       
Tina Infinger
English Language Arts/Early Adolescence         Rock Hill, SC
       
Mary Keith
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood    Rock Hill, SC
       
Laura Limerick
World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood    Rock Hill, SC
       
Robyn Nestvogel
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood      Rock Hill, SC
       
Marjorie Nix Pusey
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood    Rock Hill, SC
       
Mary Nowell
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood      Rock Hill, SC
       
Rebecca Oliver
Mathematics/Early Adolescence   Rock Hill, SC
       
Kristen Reynolds
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood      Rock Hill, SC
       
Jeremiah Robertson
English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood   Rock Hill, SC
       
Elizabeth Saverance
Generalist/Early Childhood      Rock Hill, SC
       
Gail Steffensen
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood      Rock Hill, SC
       
Sharon Veritzan
Generalist/Middle Childhood     Rock Hill, SC
       
Kimberly White
Generalist/Middle Childhood     Rock Hill, SC
       
Anna Winstead
Physical Education/Early and Middle Childhood   Rock Hill, SC