Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools had 13 teachers from nine district schools achieve their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in their fields during the 2010-11 certification cycle. The recipients were announced this week as part of a White House event hosted by President Obama, and certified teachers in North Carolina receive a 12 percent salary increase.
Teachers receiving their certification are: Amy Sasscer, Morris Grove Elementary; Kim Mellor, McDougle Elementary; Lois Jarrell, Morris Grove Elementary; Christopher Stutts, Carrboro High; Keith Gerdes, East Chapel Hill High; Katie Savelli, Phillips Middle; Ingrid Meyrial, Phillips Middle; Amy Evers, Seawell Elementary; Frances Diggs, East Chapel Hill High; Audrey Dawson, Phillips Middle; Lisa Albury, Scroggs Elementary; Amanda Lumsden, Ephesus Elementary; and Kimberly Lindekugel, Chapel Hill High.
For more information, visit nbpts.org