National Board Certification Resources

Start here for Information

National Board website for certificate area requirements, standards, instructions, registration, assessment center exercises, and scoring guide: www.nbpts.org/ or call 1-800-22TEACH

2008 Certification Guide (PDF): http://www.nbpts.org/userfiles/File/2008_Guide_Web_PDF_final.pdf

Washington State OSPI scholarship info: http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/nbpts/default.aspx

UW support program info/registration: http://education.washington.edu/professional/boardcert.html

Take One program info: http://www.nbpts.org/products_and_services/take_one1

Info/registration for Washington Education Association’s Jump Start and Home Stretch Seminars:
http://www.washingtonea.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1044&Itemid=43&jos_change_template=_interior

Contacts

Questions about the work:

Onny Tabares
National Board Teacher/Support Provider
votabares@seattleschools.org
206-252-4346

Questions about Jump Start or THNI:

Jim Meadows, Ph.D.
Instruction, Certification & Higher Ed Specialist
Washington Education Association
jmeadows@washingtonea.org
253-765-7102
Fax: 253-946-7605

General questions, district info:

Wendy Kimball
Seattle Public Schools District Contact for National Boards
wkimball@seattleschools.org
206-252-0695

Questions about support through process:

Dori West
NBPTS Support Program Coordinator
University of Washington
doriwest@u.washington.edu

Questions about OSPI Scholarship:

Michaela Miller
National Board Certification Coordinator
OSPI
Michaela.Miller@k12.wa.us
360-725-6119