Seventy-six Horry County Schools’ teachers are among the 799 teachers from the Palmetto State to have earned National Board Certification (NBC) in 2009, according to data released today by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. With 76 newly-named teachers, HCS ranks first in South Carolina among 62 school districts and five special schools for the number of teachers with this new designation. Nationally, HCS ranks eighth for the number of teachers earning NBC this year.

This new group of nationally-certified teachers brings the District’s total to 332, or 13 percent of its teaching force of 2,483 classroom teachers. In South Carolina, there are 7,297 teachers with NBC, which ranks the third highest in the country behind North Carolina and Florida.

Teachers seeking National Board Certification undertake a two-part process that takes from one to three years to complete. The process requires candidates to reflect on their classroom practices, their understanding of subject material and their preparation techniques.  In addition to preparing a portfolio with videotapes of classroom teaching, lesson plans, student work samples and reflective essays, teachers must complete assessment center exercises based on content knowledge.

Newly named NBC teachers are:

Gini Abee, St. James Middle School; Michelle Atkinson, Horry County Early College High School; Annie Baldwin, Carolina Forest High School; Carlos Barker, Jr., Aynor High School; Deborah Barnes, Loris Middle School; Lisa Bell, North Myrtle Beach Middle School; Vicky Brown, Daisy Elementary School; Lesa Carlisle, St. James Elementary School; Kelly Covington, Pee Dee Elementary School; Heather Cox, Aynor Middle School; Geralyn Drag, Kingston Elementary School; Brittany Drew, Carolina Forest High School; Amanda Kim Dusenbury, North Myrtle Beach Primary School; Jennifer Dusenbury, Aynor High School; Teresa Elswick, Myrtle Beach Primary School; Kristie Gill, North Myrtle Beach Intermediate School;  Wynn Godbold, Lakewood Elementary School;

Sallie Goldfinch, Conway High School; Melissa Green, North Myrtle Beach Elementary School; Tara Hannan, Loris Elementary School; Brenda Hawks; Forestbrook Middle School; Shirley Hendrix, Loris Middle School; Tammy Holt, Kingston Elementary School; Janette Hucks, Carolina Forest High School; Elizabeth Intrieri, St. James High School; Amy Johnson, Kingston Elementary School; Pamela Johnson, Aynor High School; Tara Kaiser, Horry County Education Center; Frances Keller, Socastee High School; Stephanie Klamut, Whittemore Park Middle School;

Kelly LaFluer, Whittemore Park Middle School; Margaret Lambert, Myrtle Beach Intermediate School; Christine Lee, Pee Dee Elementary School;  Rebecca Leggett, Socastee High School; Christie Long, Daisy Elementary School; Terry Lyon, Loris Middle School; Patricia Martin, Conway Middle School; Janice McBride, St. James High School; Melanie McClure, Green Sea Floyds High School; Kristen McElroy, Waccamaw Elementary School;  Deborah McGregor, North Myrtle Beach Elementary School;

Karen McKenzie, Myrtle Beach Middle School;  Sarah McLain, Myrtle Beach Primary School; Jennifer Mills, South Conway Elementary School; Amanda Mincey, Pee Dee Elementary School;  Beth Mitchell, St. James High School; Paula Mullis, North Myrtle Beach Elementary School; Melany Nussbaumer, North Myrtle Beach Middle School; Phyllis Nye, Aynor Middle School; Rebekah Page, Ocean Bay Middle School; Marie Peeples, Aynor Middle School; Mary Lynn Porter, North Myrtle Beach Elementary School; Cecelia Powell, Forestbrook Middle School; Janet Prince, Loris High School; Margaret Prosser, Midland Elementary School;

Kelli Ranck, Academy for Technology and Academics; Wanda A. Randall, North Myrtle Beach High School;  Rich Reyes, Waccamaw Elementary School; Buffy Roberts, St. James High School;  Amy Schliem, Ocean Bay Middle School; Christina Sendler, Loris High School; Melody Stanley, South Conway Elementary School;  Michelle Thompson, Kingston Elementary School; Regina Treadwell, Ocean Bay Middle School; Judy Clair Turbeville, Lakewood Elementary School; Kelly Vargo, St. James High School; Wendy Wallen, Myrtle Beach Elementary School;

Tonya Weaver-Scott, Black Water Middle School; April Weese, Ocean Bay Middle School; Lauren Wilburn, Pee Dee Elementary School; Laura Wilkinson, Conway Elementary School; Amanda Williams, Ocean Bay Elementary School; David Williams, Myrtle Beach Middle School; Lindy Williams, Loris Middle School; Leslie Wojcik, Socastee Elementary School; and Pamela Wright, St. James High School.