1. The Nuts and Bolts of National Board Certification
Kristen Litchfield, MA, LPC, NBCT
Bailey Middle School
Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools

2. Why Certify? Professional growth
National Board Certification was designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers / school counselors and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. It is the most respected professional certification available in K-12 education.
Financial incentive (North Carolina)
Placement on Salary Schedule 12% above Base Pay

3. At a Glance: ECYA School Counseling
Component 1: Content Knowledge (Assessment) = 40%
Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction (Small Group) =15%
Component 3:Teaching Practice and Learning Environment (Video Entry)= 30%
Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner (Data / Professional Learning)= 15%

4. Component 1- Content Knowledge (Assessment Center)
Computer Based Assessment
45 Selected Response Questions (60 Minutes)
School Counseling Program, Leadership, Advocacy, and Professional Identity
(40% of questions)
Human Growth and Development (30% of questions)
Counseling Theories, Equity, and Fairness (30% of questions)
Tip- Use Professional School Counselor Praxis Materials to Study
40 %

5. Component 1- Constructed Response (30 minutes per response)
Exercise 1: School Counseling Program
Demonstrate your knowledge of the development, implementation and
management of a school counseling program.
Exercise 2: Counseling Theories and Techniques
Demonstrate your knowledge of counseling theories and techniques as
applied to a given scenario.
Exercise 3: School Climate
Demonstrate your understanding of factors related to school climate and
approaches for establishing and maintaining a positive and productive
learning environment.
Tip: Practice the Sample Exercises provided by National Boards

6. Component 2 - Differentiation in Instruction
This component provides you with the opportunity to highlight your ability to evaluate learning strengths and needs for individual students; plan and implement appropriate differentiated instruction for those students; and analyze and modify instructional strategies and materials based on ongoing assessment.
15%

7. Component 2 - Differentiation in Instruction
Identify Small Group Members
Critical Social / Emotional Need at Your School
Related Data
Collaboration in order to learn about group members
Structured activity that includes a work product
Common objective and set of directions but directions should allow for differentiation in product development and should provide evidence of differentiation.
Deliver small group with differentiation for strengths and needs of group members

8. What needs to be submitted...
Component 2 - Differentiation in Instruction
What needs to be submitted...
Contextual Information Page* 1p
12pg
Written Commentary
1pg
Description / set of directions for student work samples*
Student one work sample (up to two pages)*
Student two work sample (up to two pages)
Student three work sample (up to two pages)
6 pg

9. Component 3: Teaching Practice and Learning Environment
This component captures details about your instructional planning, direct evidence of your practice from two video recordings and instructional materials, and your analysis of and reflection on your delivery of school counseling as displayed in two video recordings. You will be evaluated on the demonstrated evidence of your practice and analysis as it relates to instruction, student engagement, and the learning environment.
Two different instructional formats (small group, classroom guidance, individual counseling)
Two lessons from different instructional units (examples: Career Awareness, Managing Feelings, Study Skills)
30%

10. Component 3: Teaching Practice and Learning Environment
Learning goals and instructional planning appropriate to students, context and content
Demonstrate school counseling strategies that you use to meet learning goals
Provide analysis of student’s growth and development as individuals who can interact effectively with you and each other in varied contexts to engage in meaningful academic, career, and/or social/emotional learning.
Explain how the entire entry, taken together, is indicative of your delivery of school counseling content.

11. Component 3: Teaching Practice and Learning Environment
What needs to be submitted…
1pg
Introduction to Entry* (brief overview)
2 Videos
(10-15 minutes)
1 page- Instructional Context Video 1*
1 page- Instructional Context Video 2*
Instructional Planning* (1 page) and Materials (up to three)
Description (2 pages)
Instructional Planning* (1 page) and Materials (up to three)
Description (2 pages)
Written Commentary (4 pages)
Written Commentary (4 pages)

12. Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner
This component provides you with the opportunity to highlight your abilities as an effective and reflective practitioner in developing and applying your knowledge of your students. You will gather information from a variety of sources about a group of students; use assessments to effectively plan for and positively impact your students’ learning; and provide evidence of your collaboration with families and caregivers, the community, and colleagues and of your contributions to learning communities to advance students’ learning and growth.
15%

13. Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner
Knowledge of Students / Generation and Use of Assessment Data
Participation in Learning Communities
Use information from multiple data sources (at least two being family members, colleagues, professionals and / or community members) + knowledge of students + knowledge of sound assessment principles to…
Guide assessment practices to…
Guide what you do with students
School Counselor as a learner - School Counselor as an advocate / collaborator leader
Need for professional learning by yourself / colleagues identified based on your knowledge of students
Participation in Learning Community
Impact on Students

14. Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner
Terms:
Group- A whole class, a small group or a group of students with whom you work who share similar characteristics
Formative assessment- is a range of formal and informal assessment procedures conducted by counselors during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment
Summative Assessment-refers to the assessment of participants where the focus is on the outcome of a program.
Self Assessment- Must be part of either the formative or summative assessment.

15. Overview (Knowledge of Students / Generation and Use of Assessment Data)
Information from multiple data sources
Assessment Practices
Guides
Sound Assessment Principles
What school counselor does with students (services, interventions, etc.)

16. Overview (Participation in Learning Communities)
Professional Learning need based on Student Need
Advocacy, collaboration and / or leadership
Impact on student learning

17. Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner
What needs to be submitted…
1 page
Contextual Information Sheet*
2 pages
Group Information and profile form*
Evidence of information gathered from at least two of following family members, colleagues, professionals and / or community members.*
Instructional Context Form*

18. Formative Assessment Documentation
What needs to be submitted…
Up 2 pages
Formative assessment materials form*
Up to two
Copy of formative assessment or description of formative assessment
Up to 2 pages
Data from formative assessment
3 pages
Examples of 3 students’ self-assessments (if not subnitting as part of summative)

19. Summative Assessment Documents
What needs to be submitted…
1 page
Completed Summative assessment form*
Up to 2 pages
Counselor made summative assessment or description of
Data or other results from summative assessment
3 pages
Examples of 3 students’ self-assessments (if not submitted as part of formative assessment)

20. PLC and Learning Need What needs to be submitted… 1 page
Description of Professional Learning Need form*
Up to 2 pages
Evidence (how you met learning need and impact on student learning)
Description of Student Need Form*
Evidence (of student need, how you collaborated with others to meet need, evidence of impact of collaboration)
12 pages
Written Commentary

21. General Notes
Read through manual entirely- follow the directions given
Plan ahead / be intentional
Answer all of the questions asked
Pick students / classes / groups that best lend themselves to the component’s objective.
Be careful when getting advice from people who certified using the old standards

22. How to access presentation and planning materials
Bailey Middle School (NC) click on “Counselors” (midway down left hand side)find “For Professionals” across the top
Virtual “Parking Lot” =