NBCT+Grant+2017-2018

NBCT Grant for Alabama Teachers DUE September 15, 2017 //This grant opportunity is for **first-time candidates** seeking National Board Certification who have not previously submitted a component.// //This grant is not open to renewal candidates.// 

// If you're looking at this page, that means you are considering (or know someone who is) going through the National Board Certification process. Having been where you are myself some years ago, let me just say, "You can do this!" I received the NBCT grant as a young teacher, and I know how important it was to me both financially and professionally, as well as how becoming an NBCT was a turning point in my career. There was very little support for NBCT candidates back then, and so with that in mind, I have put together this site to help you find National Board information and resources, as well as the [|grant application] itself on the ALSDE website. //

// I have also recently created a Candidate Resource Website for those going through the process: Alabama NBCT Candidate Support Website. You'll find helpful resources, free regional mentoring opportunities, timelines, and overview of the NBCT process. Make sure you check it out! //

// And of course, visit the [|NBCT Website.] Candidates can register and sign up for components, as well as find helpful NBCT information. Click "Get Started" tab to create account and register. Candidates can also preview their content/teaching area's portfolio instructions by clicking [|here]. //

// Good luck to you! I'm excited to see our great state getting #NBCTStrong-er! -Dr. Melissa Shields, NBCT / mshields@alsde.edu / @mjshields // 

2017-2018 Grant Application - Click [|here]!

ALSDE Grant Memo (July 2017)



**Excerpt from the State Education Budget - $450,000 for National Board Certification**

//Of the above appropriation, at least $50,000 shall be expended for Accomplished Teaching, Learning and Schools (ATLAS), and at least $50,000 shall be expended for candidate support and professional development during the certification process. The balance of funds shall be expended to provide fee support to candidates seeking certification. Any unused portion of the funds shall be expended for aforementioned candidate support and professional development. Candidates whose annual household income exceeds two times the most recently available median household income for the state of Alabama shall not be eligible for fee support. Priority shall be given to candidates in certificate areas of need as determined by the State Superintendent of Education (e.g. mathematics, literacy, science, early childhood, middle childhood, etc.); candidates who agree to teach at a school with five or fewer National Board Certified Teachers for a period of three 10 years; and additional need criteria determined by the State Superintendent of Education. //


 * Grant Eligibility Requirements (copied from grant application): **
 * 1) Have 3 years of teaching experience and a baccalaureate or higher degree.
 * 2) Teach full-time in a public preK-12 school.
 * 3) Commit to teach 3 years in an Alabama preK-12 school.
 * 4) Commit to completing the NBCT Portfolio (all 4 Components).
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Applicant must pay initial registration fee **to NBPTS** ($75.00). Click [|here] to register.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Applicant's annual household income does not exceed two times the most recently available median household (combined) income* for Alabama.

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">*I'm told the most recent median household income is $44,765, so those that exceed $89,530 would not be eligible. //


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Grant Required Documents (copied from grant application): **


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">List of education-related recognitions, honors, awards received.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Two letters of recommendation.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Context of the school or classroom in terms of demographics and challenges (no more than a single-spaced page).
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Two-page or less, single-spaced, profile of teaching approach. Use the five NBPTS Core Propositions to guide discussion. Where possible, provide specific examples from classroom practice that illustrate those propositions. The Five Core Propositions are as follows:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Teachers are committed to students and their learning.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Teachers are members of learning communities.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Grant Awards **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The state-wide selection committee will meet to select the recipients. The winners will be notified by November 17, 2017.