25 Lake Washington Teachers Receive National Board Certification

REDMOND, WA — More than two dozen teachers in Redmond, Kirkland and Eastlake were recently awarded National Board Certification, according to the Lake Washington School District. In a news release Wednesday, the district recognized four teachers who received the top teaching certification for the first time and 21 others who renewed their certification.

According to the district, the process to achieve a National Board Certification, which is considered the profession's highest credential, takes one to five years and must be renewed once a decade to stay current. Overall, nearly 300 Lake Washington teachers have earned their certifications.

"National Board Certification represents a strong commitment to pursuing a high standard of excellence as an education professional, " said Jon Holmen, the district's superintendent. "I congratulate all of our teachers who have achieved this certification and demonstrated the resilience to complete this process during increased challenges associated with the pandemic."

According to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Washington ranks third in the nation for teachers with a National Board Certification, with 11,777 employed across the state.

Here is the list of Lake Washington teachers who received or renewed their certification status:

The new National Board Certified Teachers are (arranged by LWSD learning community):

• Lake Washington:
  • Lake Washington High School:
    • Anna Joyce – Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
• Eastlake:
  • Eastlake High School:
    • Shawna Korshavn – Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
    • Colin Tracy – English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
  • Inglewood Middle School:
    • Kristin McLeod - Mathematics/Early Adolescence

Teachers renewing their NBCT status:

• Lake Washington:
  • Lake Washington High School:
    • Jessica Butterfield - English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
    • Catherine McCreary - Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
    • Amy Teal - Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
    • Ashley Zydel - Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
  • Franklin Elementary School:
    • Shawna Sandstrom - Music/Early and Middle Childhood
• Juanita:
  • Juanita High School:
    • Ines Bergman – School Counseling/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
    • Peter Cheng - Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
    • Erin Fleshman - Generalist/Middle Childhood
    • Patrick Monson - Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
  • Muir Elementary:
    • Sarah Skipworth - Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
• Redmond:
  • Redmond High School:
    • Lesley Cordell - Social Studies-History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
    • Maria Gutierrez - World Languages/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
    • Daniel Pudwill - English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
  • Mann Elementary School:
    • Kayce Gehring - Generalist/Middle Childhood
• Eastlake:
  • McAuliffe Elementary School:
    • Suzanne Hart - Generalist/Middle Childhood
  • Smith Elementary:
    • Ryan Scott - Mathematics/Early Adolescence
  • Carson Elementary:
    • Melissa Scott - Mathematics/Early Adolescence
  • Inglewood Middle School:
    • Dylan Slatton - School Counseling/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood
  • Evergreen Middle School:
    • Angela Kasper - Science/Early Adolescence
    • Meghan Palmer - Science/Early Adolescence
  • Tesla STEM High School:
    • Melissa Wrenchey - Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood