Applying for National Board Certification

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Applying for National Board Certification

• What North Carolina Teachers Need to Know

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What is National Board Certification?

• Recognition of accomplished teaching
• Evaluation of teaching practices
• Improved performance and achievement for students

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Research on National Board Certification

• University of Washington the Urban Institute
  Study (3/8/2004)
• Can Teacher Quality Be Effectively Assessed?
• Data included annual test scores of NC students
  in grades 3-5 for three academic years.

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Research on National Board Certification

• Teachers who achieve National Board Certification
  do a measurably better job in the classroom

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Research on National Board Certification

• Students of NBCTs improved an average of seven
  percent more on their year-end math and reading
  tests.

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Research on National Board Certification

• This performance differential was most pronounced
  for younger and lower income students whose gains
  were as high as 15 percent.

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The National Board Certification Process

• Portfolio entries
• 3 instructional entries
• 1 documented accomplishments entry
• Assessment Exercises
• 6 content-specific exercises

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The National Board Certification Process

• Instructional Portfolio Entries
• Writing Description, Analysis, Reflection
• Planning and Collaboration
• Videotaping Small group, Whole Group, Segments
• Student work Analysis, Reflection
• Documented Accomplishments Entry

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The National Board Certification Process

• Assessment Center Exercises
• Six content-specific exercises
• 30 minute timed questions
• Orientation at www.nbpts.org/candidates/acob

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Eligibility Criteria for National Board
Certification

• Possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
  institution
• Completed three years of successful teaching (or
  as a school counselor if applying for ECYA /
  School Counseling certificate)
• Hold a valid teaching license (or a valid state
  license as a school counselor if applying for
  ECYA / School Counseling certificate)

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Support from the State of North Carolina

• 2,300 assessment fee
• Up to three days of paid professional leave
• Renewal credits for completion of all components
  (15 CEUs)
• Salary differential of 12 of base state salary

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Eligibility Criteria for State Support

• Paid entirely from state funds (If not paid from
  state funds, please see your school districts NBC
  coordinator.)
• Completed three years of teaching in the NC
  Public Schools
• Hold a clear, continuing NC teaching license
• Engage in direct classroom instruction,
  library/media or school counseling work 70 over
  the course of a school year

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North Carolina Promissory Note for NBC Process

• Complete the National Board Certification process
  in the initial year of candidacy, including
  submitting all portfolio entries and assessment
  exercises
• Teach full-time the entire school year in North
  Carolina following initial candidacy

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Before Applying for National Board Certification

• Study the NBPTS standards for your teaching and
  certificate area.
• Read the portfolio instructions for your
  certificate area.
• Analyze and reflect upon your personal and
  professional time to commit to the process.

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Before Applying for National Board Certification

• Determine the resources you already have and
  those youll need to acquire in order to give
  this your best effort.
• Determine what kind of support you will need and
  whether it is available to you in your school,
  district, or region.
• Contact NBPTS at www.nbpts.org or 1.800.22.TEACH
  to learn more.

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Procedures and Requirements

• Application window for state funding is March 1,
  2005 November 15, 2005.
• Review criteria for NC funding.
• Meet all requirements at the time of application.
• Review the NC eligibility for NBPTS Pay
  Differential.

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Procedures and Requirements

• Apply directly to National Board at www.nbpts.org
  using the online application.
• Pay the 65.00 processing charge to NBPTS.
• Link to NC web site to complete online
  application for state funding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• NBPTS www.nbpts.org or 1.800.22.TEACH
• NC website www.ncpublicschools.org/nbpts
• Application window March 1, 2005 November 15,
  2005

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Available certificates (www.nbpts.org/candidates/c
  kc.cfm)
• Withdrawal process
• Notify NBPTS by completing withdrawal form
• Fax withdrawal form to NC DPI
• Repay the 300.00 non-refundable fee (withdrawal
  before portfolio or assessment)
• Repay the 2,300.00 assessment fee (for
  non-completion or withdrawal after deadlines)

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Advanced candidates
• Candidates who do not achieve certification on
  the first attempt are allowed to bank their
  scores and resubmit entries for two years.
• Retake funding is provided to advanced candidates
  on a first come first served basis through a
  federal grant.

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Guidelines for Pay Differential

• Legislation
• Teachers must spend at least 70 of the work time
  in classroom instruction with the remaining 30
  in areas such as mentoring, writing curricula,
  and staff development.
• Library media coordinators and guidance
  counselors must be working in the area of state
  certification and employed in an area of NBPTS
  certification other than direct classroom
  instruction.

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Guidelines for Pay Differential

• Intent
• The intent of this legislation is to encourage
  highly qualified teachers to remain in the
  classroom, providing direct instruction to
  students.

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Guidelines for Pay Differential

• Interpretation
• Teachers with NBPTS certification in a core
  subject continue to receive NBPTS pay if
  reassigned to another grade level or subject
  area.
• Teachers with NBPTS certification who move from a
  classroom subject into instructional support that
  is NBPTS certified continue to receive NBPTS pay
  if they are NC licensed in that instructional
  support area.

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Guidelines for Pay Differential

• Definition of Classroom Instruction
• Teach the NC SCOS
• Teach same students on regular schedule
• Develop and implement lessons
• Grade and evaluate students performance
• Provide input on retention and promotion
• Communicate with parents
• Perform duties as defined in GS 115C-307
• Required / eligible for a substitute if absent
• Coded to a school, not to central office

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Guidelines for Pay Differential

• Definition of Classroom Instruction
• Teacher assignments may include itinerant
  teaching, inclusion models of instruction,
  alternative school settings, team teaching, or
  distance learning instruction.
• Assignments that do not meet criteria include
  tutoring, supervising of study periods,
  administrative duties, periodic demonstration
  teaching or coordinating teacher activities, or
  in-school suspension.

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National Board Certified Teachers in North
Carolina

• 8,283 teachers obtained National Board
  Certification while teaching in North Carolina or
  were NBCTs who moved into our state.
• 7,708 NBCTs are employed in North Carolina public
  school systems, as of December 2004.
• 7.5 of NCs public school classroom teachers,
  library media coordinators, and guidance
  counselors are NBCTs.

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For More Information on National Board
Certification

• Support and General Questions
• Deanna R. Harris, NBCT, NC National Board
  Certification Coordinator dharris_at_dpi.state.nc.u
  s / 919.807.3358
• Funding Questions
• Jeanne Washburn, NC National Board Certification
  Program Assistant jwashbur_at_dpi.state.nc.us /
  919.807.3373