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Professional Development 12 ADVOCATE | WINTER 2020 78 Arizona Teachers Achieve and 40 Renew National Board Certifi cation Bringing State Total to Over 1,500 Teachers Arizona's National Board Certifi ed Teachers (NBCT) Arizona now has 1,538 NBCTs 18th in the nation for the total number of NBCTs 15th in the nation for new NBCTs 20th in the nation for NBCTs who have renewed their certifi cate T his past year, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) welcomed 3,831 new National Board Certifi ed Teachers (NBCTs), who are helping students reach their highest potential in 2,914 schools in 46 states. Together with 4,786 Board-certifi ed teachers who successfully renewed their certifi cation last year, these new NBCTs join a growing community of more than 125,000 Board-certifi ed teachers across all 50 states. In order to become a Board-certifi ed teacher, teachers complete a performance-based, peer-reviewed process, demonstrating their proven impact on student learning and achievement. Visit arizonaea.org/nbct to learn more. Congratulations to the following AEA members on attaining or renewing their National Board Certifi cation this past year: Tamara Andreas Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Brittany Bouslog Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Christine Brandell Melendez Paradise Valley Unifi ed School District Amy Braun Glendale Union High School District Carmen Buchanan Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Stephanie Burke (Dudley) Phoenix Union High School District Lori Campos Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Remy Clermont Avondale Elementary School District Julie Cleveland Kyrene Elementary School District Katherine Cross Cartwright School District Bryan Cunningham Paradise Valley Unifi ed School District Britny Delp Phoenix Union High School District Corine Dilts Tolleson Elementary School District Misha Freeman New Teacher Center Chessa Frei Lake Havasu Unifi ed School District Shannon Giovannoli Paradise Valley Unifi ed School District Kathleen Greene Phoenix Union High School District Theresa Henderson Maricopa Unifi ed School District Marie Hendry Lake Havasu Unifi ed School District Kathryn Honeycutt Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Arlette Johnson Cartwright School District Tricia Johnson Marana Unifi ed School District Laura Kamka Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Lorena Kelly Maricopa Unifi ed School District Brenda Kilmurray Sierra Vista Unifi ed School District Tammy Kohli Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Tina Leach Maricopa Unifi ed School District Peggy Lord Mesa Unifi ed School District Danielle Mandino Phoenix Union High School District Dixie Maxwell Phoenix Union High School District Kristin McMullen Maricopa Unifi ed School District Nadine Mendez-Heifert Gilbert Unifi ed School District Stephanie Moore Chandler Unifi ed School District Arwen Newman Tucson Unifi ed School District Kelly O'Rourke Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Denise Palmer Maricopa Unifi ed School District Chhaya Patel Isaac Elementary School District Rachel Perugini Flagstaff Unifi ed School District Delaynie Potts Phoenix Union High School District Jennifer Pulbratek Peoria Unifi ed School District William Reimers Phoenix Union High School District Nancy Rieckhoff Paradise Valley Unifi ed School District Karen Rimmell Tucson Unifi ed School District Louise Rochford Cave Creek Unifi ed School District Alichia Russ Kyrene Elementary School District Karie Russell Maricopa Unifi ed School District Lindsey Saylor Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Danielle Schroeder Marana Unifi ed School District Janelle Smith Maricopa Unifi ed School District Nancy Stanton Paradise Valley Unifi ed School District Sharon Starr-Atkinson Mesa Unifi ed School District Laura Tietz Maricopa Unifi ed School District Deborah Voris Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Elizabeth Warner Paradise Valley Unifi ed School District Kaye Wingfi eld Tucson Unifi ed School District