Wilson County recognizes nationally board-certified teachers and names district teachers of the year
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At its Feb. 17 meeting the Wilson County Board of Education honored educators who earned or renewed National Board Certification and announced school-level and district Teachers of the Year for the 2024–25 school year.
The Wilson County Board of Education at its Feb. 17 meeting recognized educators who recently earned or renewed National Board Certification and announced the district—s teachers of the year for 2024–25.
In remarks during the good-news portion of the agenda, Dr. Mills (district administration) noted that National Board Certification is an advanced teaching credential beyond state licensure and said Wilson County Schools currently has 52 nationally board certified educators. The board recognized multiple individual teachers who either earned initial certification or maintained their certification: Amber Glover (Bettyfield High, initial certification in social studies—adolescence and young adulthood), Serena Braswell (elementary, initial certification in literacy/reading-language arts—early/middle childhood), Drusilla Lamb (Vincent Bonham Elementary, maintained certification in generalist—middle childhood), Amy Crawford (Rock Ridge Elementary, maintained certification in generalist/early childhood) and Jill Wheeler (FICI, maintained certification in social studies—adolescence and young adulthood). The board presented certificates and, where applicable, door plates for classrooms.
The board chair also used the chairman—s report to announce school-level Teachers of the Year from across the district and named Lisa Wheeler (Hunt) as the Wilson County School Teacher of the Year for 2024–25. Other school-level honorees announced included Teresa Spate (Barnes), Craig Herring (Bedingfield), Yvonne Dansler (Daniels), Britney Copco (Elm City), Angela London (Fike), Theresa Bissett (Forest Hills), Britney Beaman (Frederick Douglass), Cheyenne Warwick (Garners), Jeremy Howell (Hearne), Lindsey Pitt (Jones), Christina Stark (Lee Woodard), Lisonbee Etheridge (Luke Como), Nicole Hunt (New Hope), Joan Bogart (Rock Ridge), Theresa Dansler (Springfield), Mary Elizabeth Walker (Stantonsburg), Tanishka Artis (Vic), Morgan Byers (Vincent Bynum), Rochelle Williams (Wilson High), Olympia Jenkins (Wilson Early College Academy) and Sally Creech (Wells).
Board members, administration and families were invited forward to present certificates and take photographs. Dr. Mills thanked the district—s beginning teacher coordinator, Amy Evans, for supporting educators through the certification process.