Lawton Chiles High School Teacher and Staff Recognitions...
National Board Certified Teachers-National Board Certification® measures a teacher's practice against three high and rigorous standards: What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do, Five Core Propositions, NBPTS Standards . The process is an extensive series of performance-based assessments that includes teaching Portfolios, student work samples, videotapes and thorough analyses of the candidates' classroom teaching and student learning. Teachers also complete a series of written exercises that probe the depth of their subject-matter knowledge, as well as their understanding of how to teach those subjects to their students. Lawton Chiles High School is proud to have the following National Board Certified Teachers on staff:National Board Certified Teachers:
Emily Barbacci, Social Studies
Tucker Biddlecomb, Fine Arts
Kristie Chan, Math
Julie Childers, Applied Technology
Kathy Corder, English
Kelly Little, Art
Cana Nudi, Media Specialist
Pat Phelan, English
Susan Thomas, Social Studies
Lisa Chason, Science
Nancy Watson, Social Studies
Jennifer Womble, Social Studies
Teacher of the Year—Each school in Leon County selects one teacher each year as the Teacher of the Year. This honor is bestowed on a teacher by their colleagues through a nomination and election process. The following teachers have been awarded the Lawton Chiles High Teacher of the Year.
1999-2000 Sharon Carlson, Foreign Language
2000-2001 Robert Stuart, Fine Arts
2001-2002 Kay Taylor, Media Specialist
2002-2003 Stan Goldstein, Math
2003-2004 Jennifer Womble, Social Studies & Leon County Schools TOY Finalist
2004-2005 Kathy Corder, English & Leon County Schools Teacher of the Year!
2005-2006 Cana Nudi, Media Specialist & Leon County Schools TOY Finalist
2006-2007 Nancy Watson, Social Studies & Leon County Schools TOY Finalist
2007-2008 Tucker Biddlecombe, Choral Director
2008-2009 Emily Barbacci, Social Studies, Leon County Schools Teacher of the Year, 1 of the 5 finalists for Teacher of the Year for Florida.
2009-2010 Angela Breza-Pierce, Science & Leon County Schools TOY Finalist & TOP 5
2010-2011 Barney Myers, ESE - Head Football
2011-2012 Kelly Little, Art
Howell Distinguished Minority Educator of the Year
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1999-2000 LaMetra Moody
2000-2001 Maurice Belser
2001-2002 Oscar Brennan, Social Studies
2002-2003 Edra Taylor, Math
2003-2004 Derrick Farmer, English
2004-2005 Gayla Sanders, Health Science
2005-2006 Gayla Sanders, Health Science
2006-2007 Sean Crowe, Applied Technology
2007-2008 Giselle Marsh, Science
2008-2009 Tonja Fitzgerald, AP Discipline
2009-2010
2010-2011 Kelvin Graves, Math
2011-2012 Sergio Yanes, English
Non-Instructional Employee of the Year:
1999-2000 Cynthia Fisher, Guidance
2000-2001 Joel Murray, Maintenance
2001-2002 Valerie Witters, Principal Secretary
2002-2003 Tammy Cone, Student Activities
2003-2004 Tammy Cone, Student Activities
2004-2005 Tony Jackson, Lawn Maintenance
2005-2006 Tammy Cone, Student Activities
2006-2007
Susan Gauthier, IRC
2007-2008
2008-2009 Tammy Cone, Student Activities
2009-2010
2010-2011 Cynthia Fisher, Guidance
2011-2012 Valarie Witters, Principals Secretary
Kathy Corder, President of the Leon County National Board Teachers Association
Steve Friedlander, President, Florida Association of Mu Alpha Theta
Nancy Watson, Past President of the Leon County National Board Teachers Association
Sue Colombo, Past President of the Florida Association of Teachers of English
Linda Clarke, Secretary of the Florida Association of Teachers of English
Anna Jordan, Chair of the Essay Writing Contest for the Florida Association of Teachers of English
Our choral director, Tucker Biddlecombe, recently had a composition of his published by Alliance Music Publishers Incorporated. The piece, ‘Rise Up’, is for men’s voices, and was performed at the Florida State Music Performance Assessment by the Chiles Men’s Chorus in 2004.