Kendrick has three teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. These teachers have completed a rigorous one-year program of self-analysis and improvement in order to become the best teachers that they can be. National Board Certification is a nationwide program designed to identify, recognize and reward teachers who meet the highest standards of their profession. Click on the link at the bottom of the page to go to the NBPTS Web Site and learn about National Board Certification.
There are only 2,120 National Board Certified Teachers in the state of Georgia. In Muscogee County, there are only 38 of these outstanding teaching professionals. The Kendrick teachers and their NBPTS certification are listed below:
| Name | Department | Certification | Year |
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Laura Ward | English | English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood | 2005 |
Laurene Owens | English | English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood | 2003 |
Susan Willard | English | English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood | 2003 |
| Mrs. Willard is now the Dean of the Early College Academy of Columbus which is housed in the Kendrick building. | |||
In Muscogee County, there are only four high school English teachers with the English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood National Board Certification. Three of these outstanding teachers are located at Kendrick.
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