20 Maui Teachers Earn National Board Certification

Board Certification, Hawaii teachers. Courtesy photo.

By Wendy Osher

Twenty teachers from Maui County earned National Board certification this year.

They were among the 65 teachers across the state who earned new certification this year, adding to the ranks of 343 other Hawaii teachers who are already board certified.

National Board-certified teachers earn the recognition by successfully meeting rigorous standards through performance based assessments, completion of written exercises, and understanding of how to teach the subject to their students.

2013 Teachers Proclamation. Courtesy photo.

In addition, five Maui teachers renewed their certification for 10 years by going through a process designed to help them build on the ongoing and complex professional growth process that supports accomplished teaching.

The accomplishments were highlighted on Friday when Governor Neil Abercrombie offered his congratulations by proclaiming January 25, 2013 “Hawaii National Board Certified Teachers Day” in the State of Hawaii.

Gov. Abercrombie delivers a proclamation before Hawaii’s new National Board-Certified teachers. Courtesy photo.

Newly National Board-certified teachers from Maui:

• Angie Abe: Kamehameha – Maui High School, Maui
• Lory Aiwohi: Kamehameha – Maui High School, Maui
• Shannon Alueta: Henry Perrine Baldwin High School, Maui
• Ketra Arcas: King Kekaulike High School, Maui
• Perry Buchalter: Molokai High School, Molokai
• Lisa Correa: Kamehameha – Maui High School, Maui
• Lyla Eldredge: Kamehameha – Maui High School, Maui
• Lisa Fanning: Pomaikai Elementary School, Maui
• Suzanne Forbes:  Kihei Elementary School, Maui
• Jamie Holtvedt: Kamehameha III Elementary School, Maui
• Jon Kimoto: Kamehameha Schools – Maui Campus, Maui
• Margaret Kono: Kamehameha – Maui High School, Maui
• Nicole McCombs: Kamehameha III Elementary School, Maui
• Liane Nakamura: Kamehameha Schools – Maui Campus, Maui
• Kristi Nitta: Waihee Elementary School, Maui
• Kathleen Royer: Kamehameha III Elementary School, Maui
• Phyllis Sone: Kamehameha-Maui High School, Maui
• Brandi Spalding: Kekaulike High School, Maui
• Bronwyn Tatman: Maui High School, Maui
• Jun Wu:  Lahaina Intermediate School, Maui

Renewing National Board-Certified Teachers on Maui:

• Elizabeth Delyon: Makawao Elementary School, Maui
• Judy Honeychurch Locke: Hawaii Department of Education, Maui
• Roberta Kokx: Kihei Elementary School, Maui
• Michael Oliver: Baldwin High School, Maui
• Liane Otani-Nakagawa: District Office, Maui