National Board Certification
Washington State (2011-2012)
State-wide program information, scholarships and
professional development for candidates seeking
certification through the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards (NBPTS) ®
NBPTS Mission
 Maintain high and rigorous standards for what teachers should
know and can do
 Provide a national voluntary system to assess and certify
teachers who meet those standards
 Advocate related education reforms to integrate National
Board Certification into American education and to capitalize
on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs)
NBPTS Facts
 Created in 1987
 Non-partisan, independent, non-profit
 63 member board of directors, majority are classroom teachers
 Washington has a history of NBPTS board members:
 Former Governor Gary Locke
 Ivy Chan, Olympia School District
 Joe Gotchy, Federal Way School District
 Kevin Teeley, Lake Washington School District
 Andy Coons, Tacoma School District [Current Board Member]
NBCT National Growth Since 1994
Washington State NBCT Growth
1400
1200
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600
400
200
0
NBCTs Per Year In Washington
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
5
3
2
0
4
15
44
44
99
131
238
315
408
485
920
1248
1232
Washington State NBCT Cumulative Growth
6000
5000
4000
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0
Washington NBCTs
• Art 101
• Library/Media 104
• Careers/Tech 128
• Literacy 628
• English 779
• Math 509
• Eng/New Lang 97
• Music 115
• Exc. Needs 315
• PE 113
• Generalists 1,277
• School Counseling 132
• Health 12
• Science 514
• History 313
• WLOE 92
Based on Core Propositions:
What teachers should know and be able to do
 Teachers are committed to students and their learning.
 Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those
subjects to students.
 Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student
learning.
 Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn
from experience.
 Teachers are members of learning communities.
Certificate Areas
Generalist:
Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence*
Art:
Early and Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Career and Technical Education:
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
English As A New Language:
Early and Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
English Language Arts:
Early Adolescence
Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Exceptional Needs Specialist:
Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Health Education:
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Library Media:
Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Literacy – Reading Language Arts:
Early and Middle Childhood
Certificate Areas Continued
Mathematics:
Early Adolescence
Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Science:
Early Adolescence
Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Music:
Early and Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Social Studies-History:
Early Adolescence
Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Physical Education:
Early and Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
World Languages Other Than English:
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
School Counseling:
Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
The Process: Why?
 Provides extensive professional development experience
 Measures and affirms accomplished teaching
 Provides opportunity for reflection about excellent teaching
practices
 Provides both personal and collaborative opportunities to
review teaching practices in relationship to high professional
standards
The Process
The assessment process for National Board Certification consists
of two components and can take the better part of a year to
complete:
 A portfolio of classroom practice
 An assessment of content knowledge administered at a
computer-based testing center.
The Process
 Four Portfolio Entries
 Large – and small – group
videos of classroom practice
 Student work samples
Four
Portfolio
Entries
 Documented collaboration
 Six Assessment Center Exercises
 Timed, open-response prompts
Six
Assessment
Center
Exercises
The Process: Portfolio
 For these students, at this time, in this setting
 Shows evidence of meeting National Board standards through
classroom work
 Includes student work samples, videotapes of classroom
interactions
 Written description, analysis and reflection provides a window
into candidate’s actions, how they plan and reflect
The Process: Portfolio Entries
 Written work, videos and student work samples
Most portfolios require something similar to:
1. Student Growth Analysis
2. Small Group Video + Analysis
3. Whole Class Video + Analysis
4. Documented Accomplishments
The Process: Assessment Center
 Six questions, 30 min. each
 Subject specific (content)
 Test age-appropriate, content appropriate strategies
Scoring: How and Who?
 At least two, and in some cases, three individuals score every
section of a candidate’s assessment. This means that as many
as 12 scorers evaluate a candidate’s portfolio materials. This
assures that scoring is completed with the highest level of
objective and unbiased scrutiny.
 All scorers are classroom educators, with expertise in the
candidate’s teaching field and specially trained by the National
Board to evaluate National Board Certification entries.
Take
®
One!
“Take One!”
 One video entry completed and scored
 Score can be banked and applied to candidacy
 No eligibility requirements
 Cost is $395
What is Take One!?
National Board Assessment
Take One!
Four
Portfolio
Exercises
Six
Assessment
Center
Exercises
21
Take One! Key Dates
 Order and purchase
 December 31, 2011
 Submit portfolio entry
 April 15, 2012
 Access score online
 On or before December 31,
2012
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Applying Score Towards NB Certification
• Example: Participant receives Take One! score in 2012
• 2012-2013 deadline for applying for full certification is
12/31/12
• 2013-2014 deadline is 12/31/13
Why National Board?
Why Should I Apply?
 An opportunity to measure your practice against national
standards
 An opportunity to analyze and reflect upon your practice
 Time to develop your practice and collaborate with like-
minded colleagues
Why Apply? Incentives
 Financial reward: $5,000 annual bonus, good for life of
National Board Certificate; increases annually with inflation
(subject to 2009-11 biennial budget); factors into retirement
 Additional $5,000 bonus for NBCTs who work in high-needs
schools with 70% (elementary), 60% (middle school), and
50% (high school) or higher free/reduced lunch count; not
subject to inflation, but factors into retirement
 Clock Hours requirement waived to renew continuing or
professional certificate
Why Apply? Incentives (cont.)
 45 clock hours upon NBPTS verification of all 10 completed
entries, and another 45 upon certification
 If certification is achieved, Professional Certification granted
for Residency Certificate holders
 Certificate transferable to most states (currently 42 out of 50
states)
 Can possibly add new endorsement
http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/teacher/Endorsement.aspx
Why Apply? Leadership
Many opportunities for National Board Certified Teachers:
 Facilitation for NB candidate support groups
 Building/district curriculum/instructional
leader/coaches
 Association leadership (NEA, WEA, local)
 Statewide teaching advocacy
 Appointments to state and national policy boards and
committees
Why Apply? Research
 More than 150 studies have examined National Board
Certification
 Over 75% found a significant, measurable, positive impact on
student learning and teacher performance
View the studies on the NBPTS
website at
http://www.nbpts.org/resources/research
 National Research Council (NRC) June, 2008
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12224
“Advanced certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is an effective way to identify
highly skilled teachers, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council. Students taught by
NBPTS-certified teachers make greater gains on achievement tests than students taught by teachers who are not board-certified,
says the report. “
Teaching Certificates
 Residency Certificate: based on initial standards for new
educators
 Professional Certificate: based on more advanced
standards and promotes career-long growth goals
 National Board Certificate: focused on the highest,
voluntary standards for accomplished teaching by showing
excellence in the classroom and in professional life
ProTeach and NB Certification
Residency Certificate:
 Teaching certificates issued after September 2000
 Residency holders must complete a ProTeach Portfolio
program within five years of completing provisional status.
 By earning National Board certification, residency holders
will be granted the Professional Certificate.
Am I Ready?
 Check eligibility:
 3 Years of K-12 teaching experience
 Access to at least 6 students in the area in which you are
attempting certification
 License to teach in the state
 Possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.
 Pay fee: $2,500 (plus $65 application fee)
 The fee covers the costs of developing the standards and
assessments and assuring a scoring system that is objective, fair,
and unbiased.
Where do I start?
 Visit the National Board Website: www.nbpts.org
 Click “For Candidates”
 Guide to National Board Certification
http://www.nbpts.org/for_candidates/the_portfolio
 You can download your certificate area standards document
(70-90 pages), portfolio instructions (250-300 pages), and
scoring guide (80-100 pages)
What Support Options Do I Have?
 OSPI: Conditional Loan Program pays for the $2000
candidate fee (minus the initial $565)
 WEA: 4-day Jump Start
 Universities/Districts: Support groups facilitated by NBCTs
 Districts: Many districts offer fee support and other resources
to candidates
 NBPTS: online/phone support- 1-800-22-TEACH
University and District Support
 UW, WSU, WWU, PLU, CWU, Gonzaga University, City
University, Antioch University and Heritage University have
developed programs to support candidates
 Summer orientation activities
 Cohort groups with NBCT facilitators
 Certificate study days
 Over 45 districts and 3 ESDs serve in this role
National Board Timeline
 Apply after Jan. 1:
 $65 due when you apply, full payment due Dec. 31
 “The Box” arrives after you pay at least $500
 Candidacy year:
 Portfolio: Complete between April 1 and March 31
 Assessment Center: Complete before June 15 of candidacy
year
 Find out scores before end of December
National Board Process Calendar
YEAR 1
YEAR 2
Washington State Timeline 2010 - 11
• OSPI Conditional Loan Applications:
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First round: Feb. 7th – April 11th (closes at 5pm)
Second round: June 1st – July 1st (closes at 5pm)
Notification:
First round: May 13, 2011
Second round: July 29, 2011
Spring/Summer 2011: University & District Kickoffs, optional WEA
Jump Start Seminar
Summer 2011: Recipients send fee to support provider according to the
provider’s timeline.
Spring 2012: Submit portfolio to NBPTS; Assessment Center activity for
most (though candidates can take the AC any time at many points during the
timeline)
Washington State Conditional Loan Program for
National Board Certification
 Competitive state conditional loan process
 3 essay questions; letter of support from school
principal/leader
 Scored by NBCTs using a common scoring guide
 Conditional loans awarded and paid directly to NBPTS
WEA Jump Start 2011
 June 21-24, 2011 (Spokane)
 August 1-4, 2011 (Edmonds)
OSPI Resources
National Board Coordinator
Regional Coordinators
Michaela Miller, NBCT
email: michaela.miller@k12.wa.us
360-725-6119
web:
Sarah Applegate
email: sarah.applegate@k12.wa.us
ESD 114 (OESD) and 189 (NWESD)
Kareen Borders
email: kareen.borders@k12.wa.us
ESD 121 (PSESD)
Christina Carlson
email: christina.carlson@k12.wa.us
ESD 101 (NEWESD) and 171 (NCESD)
Heather Dorsey
email: heather.dorsey@k12.wa.us
ESD 112 and 113
Cindy Rockholt
email: cindy.rockholt@k12.wa.us
ESD 105 and 123
http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/nbpts
Carrie Dubuque
email: carrie.dubuque@k12.wa.us
360-725-6119
NBPTS and WEA Resources
 National Board:
1-800-22TEACH
www.nbpts.org
 WEA:
Jim Meadows, Ph.D.
jmeadows@washingtonea.org
253-765-7102
web: http://www.washingtonea.org
Sheila Beaver
sbeaver@washingtonea.org
Standard Analysis
 In groups of 2 or 3 read the “Knowledge of Students”
standard. It is generally the first standard for each
certificate area.
 Identify areas in your own teaching where you meet parts
of the standards.
 Start creating a list of “things you do” that meet the
standards.
District and Building Support Possibilities
 Communicate
 Spread the word
 Feature NBPTS activities
 Recruit a candidate
 Support
 Host pre-candidacy workshops
 Fund support groups
 Offer video services
 Pay candidate fees
 Offer release days to work on process
 Celebrate
 Party or celebration event at completion of the process
 Host event for new NBCTs