National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
If you are interested in becoming a candidate for national certification, you may want to find a network of other teachers to work with during your candidacy. Many National Board Certified teachers cite the important role of their colleagues during the portfolio process. National Board certification is designed to be collaborative: colleagues provide critical reflection, help build professional knowledge, and lend emotional and logistical support. The following are a variety of support groups available in California. Additionally, individual school districts offer local support groups. Subject Matter Projects (Outside Source) throughout California are also involved in providing support for National Board candidates.
California Professional Teaching Development Centers
Five Professional Teaching Development Centers (PTDCs) have been established to improve teaching quality in California by increasing the number of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs), especially in low-performing schools.
The centers are actively recruiting and supporting participants for Take One! and candidates for National Board Certification. The centers are also reaching out to schools, principally Quality Education Improvement Act (QEIA)-funded schools, that want to develop professional learning communities based on National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) processes and standards.
For specific information about a particular PTDC, please contact one of the PTDC Coordinators listed below:
California State University, Fullerton
Tara Barnhart, NBCT
tbarnhart@fullerton.edu
California State University, Northridge
Dr. Virginia Kennedy
virginia.kennedy@csun.edu
National University
Rae Adams, NBCT
radams@nu.edu
San Joaquin County Office of Education
Dr. Kathleen Gonsalves
kagonsalves@sjcoe.net
University of California, Los Angeles, Center X
Carrie Usui
usui@gseis.ucla.edu
California Teacher Networks and Support Groups
To add an established candidate support network, e-mail Juliet Barbero at jbarbero@cde.ca.gov.
| Name |
Description |
Contact |
|---|---|---|
| American Federation of Teachers |
Special loans are available |
888-238-5646 |
| Central Valley National Board Support |
Candidate recruitment and support for Tulare, Kings, and Fresno counties |
|
Corona-Norco USD |
Candidate support program | Carry Tillery |
| Folsom-Cordova USD |
General information | Sara Reeagan sreagan@fcusd.org |
| Kern COE |
General information |
Evelyn Feliciano |
Long Beach USD |
Candidate support program | Elisa Hagen 562-997-8000 ext. 2900 ehagen@lbschools.net |
| Los Angeles COE |
General information |
David Zobler |
| Marin COE |
General information |
Linda Rittenberry |
| Mt. Diablo USD |
General information | Liane Cismowski, NBCT 925-687-0363 (work) 925-681-2696 (home) cismowskil@mdusd.k12.ca.us |
| Napa COE |
Support meetings |
Susan
Crosby |
| National Board Resource Center at Stanford University (Outside Source) |
Monthly Saturday support meetings for candidates and pre-candidates in the greater S.F. Bay Area. Registration is required. Optional continuing education units from Stanford available. Information session and jump start program. | Sandy Dean |
National Education Association (Outside Source) |
General information | Web site only |
| Nevada COE |
General information and two-day summer institute |
Renee McGraff Kelly Lee |
| North County NBPTS Representative - San Diego County |
Monthly Saturday meetings for candidates in the North San Diego and South Riverside County areas. No fee for program. |
Joanna Murray
|
| Orange County Department of Education |
Candidate support program |
Leslee Milch |
| Palm Springs USD |
Candidate support program | Bev Bricker |
| Pomona USD |
Candidate support program | Marlo Yep-Vaughan |
San Bernardino COE |
General information |
Ron Williams |
| Sacramento COE |
General information |
Darby
Williams |
San Diego USD |
General information | Julia Groff, NBCT |
| San Francisco Support Group |
Monthly support meetings |
Carrie Slaughter |
| San Joaquin COE |
Regular support meetings held at the county office |
Ellen Hancock |
Santa Monica-Malibu USD |
Candidate support program | Susan Samarge Powell |
| Siskiyou County |
|
Mike DeRoss 530-842-8400 ext. 8440mdeross@siskiyoucoe.net |
Tehama COE |
General information |
Charles Allen |
The Support Network in Los Angeles |
Comprehensive programs for pre-candidates, first time candidates, and retake candidates |
Susie Chow |
Tracy USD |
Offer a stipend and fee support | Susan Martin |
| University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) |
Offers one- and two-year programs that provide guidance through the certification process Carrie Usui-Johnson, Director, UCLA NBPTS Projects |
Bettye Scott |
