国产麻豆AV celebrates 12 school district teachers earning prestigious National Board Certification
Contact: Bethany Shipp
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State鈥檚 World Class Teaching Program is celebrating 12 teachers who have achieved the prestigious National Board Certification and 13 who have renewed the credential.
Representing school districts in Mississippi and Alabama, teachers earning or maintaining certification through the university鈥檚 WCTP in 2025 recently were honored during a pinning ceremony.
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards ranks Mississippi State聽聽nationwide for number of National Board Certified Teachers, with 1,156 国产麻豆AV graduates having earned certification. The Magnolia State聽聽in the U.S. for total聽NBCTs certified with 5,115.
鈥湽槎笰V is honored to recognize these educators as they join the ranks of National Board Certified Teachers across the nation,鈥 said WCTP Director Stephanie McGee. 鈥淭his accomplishment reflects their deep commitment to professional excellence and to the students and communities they serve.鈥
Established in 1996, the university鈥檚 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 鈥渉ighest certification a teacher may obtain in addition to being the most respected one.鈥
Mississippi school district teachers certified through the WCTP (by school district) include:
鈥擝ooneville: Monica Lamelas Lockward, world languages
鈥擟linton: Morgan Douell, early childhood generalist
鈥擪osciusko: Angel Chennault, English: adolescence-young adulthood
鈥擫ee County: Demi Bain, middle childhood generalist
鈥擬onroe County: Lamon Stapleton, career and technical education: adolescence-young adulthood
鈥擮cean Springs: Stephanie Jalanivich, mathematics: early adolescence
鈥擯earl: Brandye Moore, middle childhood generalist
鈥擱ankin County: Katie Sweat, music: adolescence-young adulthood
鈥擲tarkville Oktibbeha: Kim Harris, exceptional needs specialist; and Kyla Evans, exceptional needs specialist
鈥擶ebster County: Hagen Jones, mathematics: early adolescence
Alabama school district teacher certified through the WCTP includes:
鈥擬obile County: Ambria Reed, literacy: reading/language arts
Teachers who maintained their certification through the WCTP (by school district) include:
鈥擟olumbus: Heather Rowland, literacy: reading/language arts; and Shalaan Hendricks, literacy: reading/language arts
鈥擠eSoto County: Dale Beech, music: adolescence-young adulthood
鈥擥ulfport: April Hoyt, literacy: reading/language arts
鈥擫auderdale County: Dustin Hamrick, mathematics: early adolescence
鈥擫owndes County: Celeste Gillis, career and technical education: adolescence-young adulthood
鈥擬eridian: Ashley Reed, exceptional needs specialist
鈥擬onroe County: Katie Hughes, middle childhood generalist
鈥擱ankin County: Shellie Reynolds, literacy: reading/language arts
鈥擴nion: Haley Hedrick, middle childhood generalist
鈥擶ebster County: Joy Day, literacy: reading/language arts
鈥擶est Point Consolidated: Caroline Pochop, music: early adolescence; and Lacie聽Pumphrey, early childhood generalist
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