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SJRCC Press Release
December 2008
SJRCC honors Educator Preparation Institute graduates
St. Johns River Community College recently recognized 33 students for completing the teacher certification program. SJRCC’s Educator Preparation Institute was developed in 2006 to streamline the certification process for non-education bachelor's degree holders. The participants completed the coursework required to earn a Florida Professional Teaching Certificate.
Participants are awarded a Florida Professional Teaching Certificate upon completing the EPI courses, passing the Florida Teacher Certification Exam and submitting the required paperwork to the Florida Department of Education. No other coursework is required, and the program can be completed in less than a year - on campus or online. The program currently includes approximately 200 students.
The Clay County program completers are Cynthia Blakeslee, Garnell Gladden, Susan Harrist, Teresa Hopkins, Kwame Jones, Teresa Knight, Nicole Miller, Jennifer Person, Jodi Staton, Shannon VanDorn, Pamela Wells and Patricia Williams.
The St. Johns County program completers are Jacqueline Dougherty, Carolyn Fountain, Deborah Marceljia, Sandra Owen, Terri Wampler, Colby Wright and Rebekah Barnes.
The Putnam County program completers are Meagan Scott, Mary Thomas, Meghan Deputy and Sondra Brown.
The Duval County program completers are Erin Brown, Judith Greenberg, Tonya Thompson and Tamara Tobio.
Additional program completers representing other counties are Natalie Cook, Kim Houghton, Frank Jones, Jill Romie, Amy Scott and Christa VanAmburg.
In order to participate in the EPI program, applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university and possess the disposition suitable for becoming a teacher. The College will hold an informational orientation from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. on the following days: February 9 - Palatka Campus, February 10 - Orange Park Campus, February 11 - St. Augustine Campus. For more information on SJRCC's EPI program, please call (386) 312-4242 or e-mail opencampus@sjrcc.edu.
PHOTO CAPTION:
Students recently completed SJRCC’s Educator Preparation Institute. The EPI program streamlines the teacher certification process for non-education bachelor’s degree holders.
Completers who attended the ceremony were, first row, from left: Kwame Jones, Terry Wampler, Sandra Owen, Garnell Gladden, Susan Harrist and Erin Brown.
Second row: Shannon VanDorn, Meagan Scott, Mary Thomas, Teresa Knight and Cynthia Blakeslee.
Third row: Colby Wright, Jennifer Person, Teresa Hopkins, Nicole Miller, Tonya Thompson and Jodi Staton.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Susan Kessler
SJRCC Director of Public Relations and Publications
5001 St. Johns Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
(386) 312-4020
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