At least 30 National University alumni have been identified among the 443 California teachers who achieved National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in 2004. A total of 8,060 National Board Certified Teachers were reported in the United States during the 2003-2004 school year.
National Board Certification is a voluntary process, requiring a rigorous performance-based assessment that can take from one to three years to complete. Once achieved, it is considered a mark of teaching excellence. This year's California recipients include National University alumni from 25 school districts in 12 cities. They are as follows:
Aimee Achenbach – Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles CA
Susan Acosta – Oceanside Unified School District, Oceanside CA
Marla Bailey – Ontario-Montclair School District, Ontario CA
Debbie Barker – Chula Vista Elementary School district, Chula Vista CA
Mary Bennett – Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles CA
Joelle Bihler – Chula Vista Elementary School district, Chula Vista CA
Sharon Brown – San Ramon Valley Unified School District, Danville CA
Amy Bryant -- Vista Unified School District, Vista CA
Davide Busetti -- Santa Ana Unified School District, Santa Ana CA
Maria Campbell – Capistrano Unified School district, San Juan Capistrano CA
Jennifer Clark – Los Angeles Unified School District, Arleta CA
Liana Collica – Alvord Unified School District, Riverside CA
Kevin Fairchild – San Dieguito Union High School District, Encinitas CA
Susan Garcia – Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach CA
Mary Herron – Orange County Office of Education, Costa Mesa CA
Melinda Hicks – Chula Vista Elementary School District, Chula Vista CA
Christina Hilton – Grossmont Union High School District, El Cajon CA
Pamela Jones – Long Beach Unified School District, Lakewood CA
Patricia Jones – Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento CA
Robert Kopp – San Diego Unified School District, San Diego CA
Peter LaFrance – Northern Humboldt Union School District, McKinleyville CA
David Levinson – Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles CA
Richard Moore – Poway Unified School District, Poway CA
Rita Palajac – Vista Unified School District, Vista CA
Cherie Peterson – Los Angeles Unified School District, North Hollywood CA
Martha Scott – San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco CA
Mindy Spitzer - Folsom Cordova Unified School District, Folsom CA
Jenny Thomas – Sacramento City Unified Schools, Sacramento CA
Karen Turner – Los Angeles Unified School District, Sepulveda CA
Diane Wilson – Los Angeles Unified School District, Sylmar CA
If you earned your National Board Certification in 2004 and are not listed here, please e-mail us with your name (and maiden name, if applicable) to alumni@nu.edu.
