1. Welcome North Carolina National Board Certified Teachers District Coordinators Meeting March 9, 2012

2. Ground Rules Place all cell phones on vibrate Honor time limits Participate by sharing your own opinions and experiences Listen to and consider the opinions of others

3. Introductions (Participants and Guest)

4. NC - SEAA Update Bill Cox NC State Education Agency

5. TodaysMeet Program Elizabeth Edwards NCDPI Professional Development Consultant

6. Do You Have Questions? Utilize the parking lot or http://todaysmeet.com/March9NBCMeeting (Sign in using your name and LEA)

7. NBPTS Update Dr. Sonja Brown NC National Board Coordinator

8. Agenda Overview Morning SEAA Update – Bill Cox, NC-SEAA NCDPI Update – Dr. Sonja Brown, NCDPI NCAE Update – Elic Senter, NCAE Break Moving National Board Forward – Elic Senter Afternoon Lunch A Medley of Inspiration – Dr. William Robertson Digging Deeper with the Standards - Elizabeth Edwards, NCDPI Closure Comments Adjournment

9. NBC Resources! Overview of Materials –Brochures & Posters –NBPTS Resource Table NCDPI –Eligibility –Funding NC SEAA Update/Verification Forms 12-13 Applications Website Resources NC Data Candidate Support Candidate Counts/Reports Incentives

10. Ronald Thorpe President and CEO National Board for Professional Teaching Standards NBPTS Update!

11. Legislative Update 12% pay

13. 2011 Stats for North Carolina School District Number of New NBCTs Total Number Certified WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS 1592,194 CHARLOTTE- MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS 1221,854 GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS 51731 FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS 32513 BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS 28464

14. Top 20 Districts by Total Number of NBCTs - 2011

16. RankUndergraduate Institution New NBCTs 1Appalachian State University130 2East Carolina University118 7UNC-Chapel Hill65 7UNC-Greensboro65 14NC State51 18UNC-Charlotte45 20UNC-Wilmington41 22Western Carolina University39 37 Meredith College26 Top 50 Alma Maters for the Class of 2011 NBCTs

17. The application window for the 2012-13 assessment cycle for first time candidates and Take One! participants is now open. NC-NBC Process

18. Leave Days: 3 days – new candidates only Be eligible for the loan but you dont have to take it. Clear SP2 License

19. TAKE ONE Who Can Take One!? *teachers as well as induction or pre-service teachers, *principals, *administrators, *professors in colleges of education Take One! is classroom-based professional development and requires that educators have access to a preK-12 classroom to complete the portfolio entry.

20. Banking What is score banking? Save the Take One Score and use it for full certification Bank good scores for 2 years and retake the areas that they didnt do well If I only complete one part of the assessment process, will my scores be automatically banked or do I need to notify NBPTS?

21. Renewal Certified already; good for 10 years Start in 8 th year; risky to wait until the 9th year Renewals - pay their own fees 2 CEUs- requirement now (first time 7.5 CEUs)

22. Retakes Went through the first time and did not achieve 2 years to retake http://www.nbpts.org/for_candidates/retake_ candidates?print=on

23. Withdraw Contact NBPTS Contact NCDPI

24. Special Note (example) A kindergarten teacher transitioning to the media center will maintain the 12% Pay differential.

25. DEADLINES Portfolio Due Date: March 31, 2012 Withdrawals date: March 31, 2012

26. Special Note: Once a NC candidates has been approved for the loan, the state will not submit the $2,500 to the National Board until the candidate sign the promissory note.

27. Special Note: North Carolina NBC Candidates must have 10 score entries to receive 7.5 CEUs.

28. Special Note: North Carolina retake candidates who withdraw from the process, will not have to repay the $350 to the state.

29. 2010 – 2011 NC NBC Advisory Board Region 8 Laura Mayer Jamie Barnett Region 7 Bill Long Adrienne Dula Region 5 Jennifer Smith Martha Ray Region 3 Carolann Wade Alice Hagaman Judy Lassiter Region 1 Sheridan Holstein Carolyn Bazemore Region 2 vacancy Region 4 8 Laura Britt vacancy Region 6 Dr. Barbara A Temple Tammy Abernathy

30. NCAE Update Elic Senter NCAE Educational Consultant

31. Break

32. Moving National Board Forward Elic Senter NCAE Educational Consultant

33. LUNCH

34. Dr. William Robertson LEA NBC Coordinator Rowan-Salisbury A Medley of Inspiration!

35. Digging Deeper with the Standards Elizabeth Edwards NCDPI Professional Development Consultant

36. Time to go! Q&A Final Thoughts Evaluation

37. 1.Was the information useful 2.Hot topics or issues of concerns 3.How can DPI assist District Coordinators Evaluation