8 Area Teachers Garner National Certification
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Twenty-five Los Angeles teachers, including eight who work in the San Fernando Valley, have been certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, created in 1987 to push education reforms, Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan said Monday.
The group were among 60 who voluntarily applied for certification. Riordan provided each teacher with $500 to help defray the $2,000 application fee.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Nov. 19, 1998 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday November 19, 1998 Valley Edition Metro Part B Page 3 Zones Desk 2 inches; 62 words Type of Material: Correction
Teachers--The names of four Los Angeles Unified School District teachers were omitted in Tuesday’s paper from a list of those certified by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. They are Barbara J. Blakley of Riverside Drive School, Sherman Oaks; Mary T. Bonenfant of Parthenia Street School, North Hills; Mary K. Olson of Kennedy High School, Granada Hills, and Stacy L. Sinclair of Millikan Middle School, Sherman Oaks.
To be certified, the teachers undergo an examination of their methods and successes.
The teachers certified in the San Fernando Valley are:
Paige Kendriz of Lankershim Elementary School in North Hollywood; Bernice Krieger of Pacoima Middle School; Barbara Lewinter of Valerio Street Elementary School in Van Nuys; Dana Logan of Sunland Elementary School; Adrienne Mack of Birmingham High School in Van Nuys; Cheryl Snider of William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills; Viviane Wallick of Ulysses S. Grant High School in Van Nuys, and Mary Whiteley of Strathern Street Elementary School in North Hollywood.
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