Education Notes

County teachers receive national certification

Two Carroll County teachers have received certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).

Maria Garlitz teaches reading and language arts at North Carroll Middle School. She has been a teacher for nine years and has degrees in English and elementary education from Loyola College of Maryland.

Thom McHugh, an English teacher at Century High School, has taught for 14 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English and education from the University of Maryland, College Park and a master's degree in English from the University of Montana, Missoula.