Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff members recently earned the Global Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal of Biliteracy is a credential that was first established in 2008 in California and adopted by Maryland in 2016. The recognition is given to educators and students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages and can be used as a credential for academic and employment purposes. Thirty-four CCPS staff members recently earned the seal for proficiency in languages American Sign Language, French, Italian, Korean or Spanish.

 

American Sign Language (ASL)

· Niya Costley, Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary School, Thomas Stone High School and F.B. Gwynn Educational Center, special education teacher.

 

French

· Guilene Sitchom-Kamdem, Westlake High School, French teacher.

 

Italian

· Maria Kayes, Piccowaxen Middle School, science teacher.

 

Korean

· Terri Berger, Maurice J. McDonough High School, ESOL teacher.

 

Spanish

· Jacqueline Alcantara-Gore, Eva Turner Elementary School, family service coordinator-case manager.

· Glorynel Alicea, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School, special education SOAR instructional assistant.

· Perla Arnold, Dr. James Craik Elementary School, administrative instructional assistant.

· Nelcy Avila, Westlake, Spanish teacher.

· Samuel Carter, Mattawoman Middle School, instrumental music teacher.

· Luis Daboin, Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, administrative instructional assistant.

· Nancy Dennehy, Matthew Henson Middle School, Spanish teacher.

· Inmaculada Dove, Gwynn, special education instructional assistant.

· Isabel Dunbar, Arthur Middleton Elementary School, special education instructional assistant.

· Maggie Fitzgerald, Piccowaxen, Spanish teacher.

· Wendy Golder, Mary H. Matula Elementary School, administrative instructional assistant.

· Jenny Herrera, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, bilingual family and community outreach facilitator.

· Maria Higginbotham, La Plata High School, French teacher.

· Evelin Iraheta, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School, bilingual family and community liaison.

· Christina Johnson, Gale-Bailey Elementary School, special education teacher.

· Pilar Lepe, Starkey, international registration coordinator.

· Vanessa Evangelista Medina, J.P. Ryon Elementary School, kindergarten instructional assistant.

· Jennifer Mikula, La Plata, Spanish teacher.

· Luciano Morales, Thomas Stone, youth engagement advocate.

· Romaira Moss, Piccowaxen, Spanish teacher.

· Maria O’Connor-Buckingham, Starkey, senior student data technician.

· Viridiana Reyes-Oscana, Billingsley Elementary School, secretary.

· Tania Saquid, Middleton, fifth-grade teacher.

· Jahan Savage-Spriggs, Stone, administrative intern.

· Danielle Smith, the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center and McDonough, ESOL teacher.

· Deborah Spencer, Stoddert, instructional resource teacher.

· Rose Trinidad-Lopez, St. Charles High School, Spanish teacher.

· Patricia Valle, Starkey, budget analyst.

· Keara Watkins, Hanson, Spanish teacher.

· Dina Willet, Dr. Brown, parent liaison.