North Hills Educators
Earn Prestigious National
Board Certification
A
total of seven educators from
North Hills School District
recently earned their National
Board Certifications following a
rigorous assessment process from the
National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards.
• Meghan Amayo – West View
Elementary second-grade teacher
• Amber Hreha – Ross Elementary
School learning support teacher
• Sherri Kempf – Highcliff Elementary
school counselor
• Stephanie Lucas – North Hills High
School math teacher
• Kristopher Proctor – North Hills
Middle School science teacher
• Vicki Truchan – North Hills Middle
School English teacher
• Stefanie Tumbas – West View
Elementary librarian
“Achieving National Board Certification
is a demanding process that requires a
significant commitment,” Dr. Patrick J.
Mannarino, superintendent, said. “These
educators are to be commended for
their dedication to providing the highest
quality instruction for students in North
Hills School District.”
North Hills boasts a total of 21
nationally certified teachers – one of the
highest numbers among the county’s 41
suburban school districts.
National Board Certification is
a voluntary assessment program
designed to recognize and reward
great teachers—and make them better.
While state licensing systems set basic
requirements to teach in each state,
National Board Certified Teachers have
successfully demonstrated advanced
teaching knowledge, skills and practices.
These accomplished teachers comprise
approximately three percent of the
national teaching force.
Certification is achieved through a
rigorous, performance-based assessment
that typically takes one to three years to
complete. As part of the process, teachers
build a portfolio that includes student
work samples, assignments, videos and
a thorough analysis of their classroom
teaching. Additionally, teachers are
assessed on their knowledge of the
subjects they teach.
In a congressionally mandated report,
the National Research Council confirmed
that National Board Certified Teachers
advance student achievement and
learning, stay in the classroom longer,
support new and struggling teachers and
assume other school leadership roles. The
NRC acknowledged that students taught
by National Board Certified Teachers
make higher gains on achievement tests
than students taught by non‐board‐
certified teachers.
There are currently 1,282 National
Board Certified Teachers in Pennsylvania
and more than 118,000 nationally.
For more information about the
National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards and National Board
Certification, visit www.nbpts.org.
NHSD’S NATIONAL BOARD
CERTIFIED TEACHERS:
Meghan Amayo
West View Elementary
Dr. David Barkovich
North Hills High School
JoHannah Brawdy
North Hills High School
Jennifer DiPasquale
North Hills High School
Shannon Diven
West View Elementary School
Debra Everhart
North Hills High School
Jessica Friedrich
West View Elementary School
Stephen Garcia
West View Elementary School
Heather Herger
Highcliff Elementary School
Amber Hreha
Ross Elementary School
Sherri Kempf
Highcliff Elementary School
Jackie Karenbauer
North Hills High School
Stephanie Lucas
North Hills High School
Amy Myers
West View Elementary School
Carol Nelson
McIntyre Elementary School
Jennifer Ortiz
North Hills Senior High School
Kristopher Proctor
North Hills Middle School
Vicki Truchan
North Hills Middle School
Stefanie Tumbas
West View Elementary School
Kathy Weber
West View Elementary
Joseph Welch
North Hills Middle School
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