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Choosing Excellence: National Board Certification
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Choosing Excellence:National Board Certification
Agenda
1. What is National Board?
2. National Board process & scoring
3. Benefits of NBPTS certification
4. Impact of NBPTS certs
5. Candidate Support
5. Application Process
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1. What is National Board?
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Maintain High and Rigorous Standards Certify teachers who meet those
Standards Support efforts for Accomplished
Teachers to lead their professionA process “by teachers, for teachers”
Mission of NBPTS:National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards
The foundation
Five Core Propositions
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Are committed to students and their learning.
Know the subjects they
teach and how to teach
them to students.
Are responsible for managing and
monitoring student
learning.
Think systematically
about their practice and learn from
experience.
Are members of learning
communities.
Accomplished teachers and school counselors …
National Board Certification® is… Voluntary Advanced certification Recognition for accomplished teaching and
school counseling—content knowledge and teaching pedagogy
Assessment based on national standards of accomplished teaching and school counseling developed by teachers, school counselors and other educators
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NBPTS covers 25 Certification areas
We are proud that School Counseling is included in that list!
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NBPTS ECYA-SC Standards1. School Counseling Program
2. School Counseling & Student Competencies
3. Human Growth & Development
4. Counsseling Theories and Techniques
5. Equity, Fairness and Diversity
6. School Climate
7. Collaboration with Family and Community
8. Informational Resources and Technology
9. Student Assessment
10. Leadership, Advocacy and Professional Identity
11. Reflective Practice
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History of NBPTS 1987 National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards, was created to implement the core recommendations of the National Commission on Excellence in Education after the release of its landmark report, A Nation at Risk,
Established definitive standards of accomplished teaching and the process by which the profession would certify whether or not a teacher had met those standards.
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History - continued
• 1994 • 6 Portfolio Entries • 4 Assessment
Center Exercises
• 2001 • 4 Portfolio Entries • 6 Assessment
Center Exercises
• 2014-2017• Ongoing updates
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NB Process is changing… Principles remain the same
Five Core Propositions and SC Standards A performance-based, peer-review model An assessment of your content knowledge An assessment of your school counseling process A commitment to student learning and
improvement in School Counseling Program
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Now 4 Components
Component Name Evidence
1 Content KnowledgeAssessment Center
2 Differentiation in Instruction Student Work
3Teaching Practice and Learning Environment
Video
4 Effective and Reflective Practitioner TBD
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2014-20174 components
2014 Assessment Center Component released 2014 Student work Component released 2015 Video analysis component released 2016 Accomplishments Components released
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2. National Board Process and Scoring
What’s it like to be a candidate?
What are some SURPRISES? What are some CHALLENGES? What are some CHANGES? What do candidates LEARN?
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Scores are…
Defined by a rubric based on standards and core propositions
Assigned by trained scorers in the specific teaching field
Valid, fair and reliable Bankable
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NBPTS Score Release ResultsNovember 2014
Washington State has a total of 8196 NBCT’s
#1 in number of new NBCT’s
#4 in total NBCT’s
New School Counselor NBCT’s = 52
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3. Benefits of NBPTS certification
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Validate your school counseling practice
Provide opportunities to advance your career
Increase financial opportunities
Provide a portable teaching license in most states
Contribute to Continuing Education Units (CEU)/ re-certification requirements in some areas
National Board Certification…
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Benefits•2014-15 NB certs =$5,000 stipend.•2014-2015 NB certs in challenging schools=up to $5000 based on the teacher’s percentage of time spent at the qualifying challenging school. •One time stipend in some school districts ($500 +) •District and building leadership opportunities
ESA Certificate Renewal
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The Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) has approved a policy ensuring that National Board Certification will fulfill the renewal requirements for state certification for five years or until the expiration of the National Board Certificate, whichever is greater. In addition, an out-of-state NBCT coming in to Washington to teach will be granted a Washington State Professional Level Certificate.
WA state ESA timeline Residency Certificate is issued
undated After 2 years in a WA state public or
approved private school (contract for a third), the certificate is reissued and dated as a 5 year certificate.
So from the time you enter an ESA position, you have at least seven years to earn the professional cert.
In addition, WAC 181-79A-250 allows a two-year extension of the residency cert. if the holder is enrolled in NBPTS or Pro Cert program, so the ultimate timeline could be as long as nine years.
4. Impact of NBPTS certified School Counselors
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Impact of NB Certs
On student learning On school counseling programs On school districts, WA state
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6. Candidate Support
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Support
State support – conditional loan WEA support – Jumpstart District support Building support Cohort support
Jane OczkewiczSchool Counselor NBPTS
Cohort support groups
Blog: NBPTS Process for School Counselors http://nbptsschoolcounselor.wordpress.com/
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5. Application process
Eligibility for School Counseling NB Certificate
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Employed as a school counselor at a preK-12 level public or private school for minimum equivalence of 3 years full-time employment
Meet school counselor licensure ESA requirements for Washington state and have held that valid license during those years of employment
How to apply
http://www.boardcertifiedteachers.org
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“The National Board Certification process is the
best professional development experience I’ve
ever had.”
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For more information…
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Toll-free phone number:
1-800-22TEACH
NBPTS Web site:
www.nbpts.org
