Systemwide Transition Toward Accessible Nationally Certified Educators STANCE

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System-wide Transition Toward Accessible
Nationally Certified Educators(STANCE)
Illinois National Board Professional Preparation
and Support System

• Vicki Hensley, Assistant Regional Superintendent
• I-KAN ROE 32
• vhensley_at_i-kan.org
• Fall 2006

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STANCE PURPOSES

• To introduce the NBPTS support system beginning
  July 1, 2006
• To discuss FY07 payments, including requirements
  and processes for receiving the annual stipend
  and mentoring/professional development
  compensations
• To discuss application and eligibility
  requirements

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STANCE NON-PURPOSES

• To discuss the NBPTS support system in place
  prior to July 1, 2006
• To have all the answers
• To provide a forum for venting

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STANCE GOALS

• Develop and implement district-level mentoring
  and induction programs using National Board
  Certified Teachers (NBCTs)
• Coordinate and provide a support system for
  teachers/school counselors seeking National Board
  Certification (NBC)
• Process FY07 Illinois State Board of Education
  (ISBE) payments for the Illinois Teaching
  Excellence Program (ITEP)

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OUTCOMES FOR GOAL
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• Identify NBCTs by Regional Area
• Invite NBCTs to Participate in Advanced Training
• Use Rubric to Select NBCTs
• Regional Offices of Education/Intermediate
  Service Centers Provide Trainings 2006-2007
• Regional Sites Facilitate Induction/ Mentoring
  Programs

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WHAT IS ADVANCED TRAINING?

• 6-Day Induction/Mentoring of New Teachers
• Standards Aligned Classroom Overview
• Framework for Understanding Poverty (Ruby Payne)
• Focused Walks

(Available for NBCTs interested in mentoring new
teachers).
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OUTCOMES FOR GOAL
2

• Facilitate Ongoing Recruitment Activities
• Schedule Pre-candidacy Sessions
• Provide Candidate Mentor Training - Parts
  1 and 2
• Form Candidate Cohort Groups
• Maintain Database of Candidates and
  NBCTs
• Provide All Required Forms Online

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OUTCOMES FOR GOAL
2

• Facilitate Ongoing Recruitment Activites
• Schedule Pre-candidacy Sessions
• Provide Candidate Mentor Training Parts 1 and
  2
• Form Candidate Cohort Groups
• Maintain Database of Candidates and NBCTS
• Provide All Required Forms Online

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OUTCOMES FOR GOAL
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• Communicate Information About ITEP Stipend
  Opportunities
• Provide All Required Forms Online
• Ensure Payments are Made
• Manage Database/Records
• Complete All Reports

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Area I
Area II
Area III
Area IV
ISCs
Area V
Area VI
848 Local School Districts
Pre-candidates
NBCTs
Awareness Sessions Cohort Groups
Process Masters Certificate Pre-candidacy
Sessions Professional
Development - New Teacher
Mentor Training - Candidate
Mentor Training
Contact your local Regional Office of
Education/Intermediate Service Center
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Bureau/Henry/StarkDuPage Caroll/Jo
DaviessGrundy/Kendall StephensonKane DeKalbL
ake LaSalleMcHenry Lee/OgleWill Marshall/Putn
am/Woodford Rock Island Whiteside
Adams/Pike Champaign/FordBrown/Cass/Morgan/Scott
Clark/Coles/Cumberland/Fulton/Schuyler
Douglas/Edgar/Moultrie/Hancock/McDonough Shelby
Henderson/Mercer/Warren Dewitt/Livingston/McLeanK
nox Iroquois/KankakeeLogan/Mason/Menard
Macon/PiattPeoria VermilionSangamon
Tazewell
Bond/Fayette/Effingham Alexander/JohnsonCalhoun/
Greene/Jersey Massac/PulaskiMacoupin
UnionChristian/Montgomery Clay/Crawford/Jasper
Clinton/Marion/Washington Lawrence/RichlandMadis
on Edwards/GallatinMonroe/Randolph Hardin/Pope/S
alineSt. Clair Wabash/Wayne/White Franklin/Wil
liamson Hamilton/Jefferson Jackson/Perry
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3 Tiered Licensing System in Illinois
Helping ALL Teachers Shine

• Initial License
• Standard License
• Illinois Master Teaching Certificate
• Can only be attained by successfully
• completing the National Board
• Certification Process

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Pre-candidacy Options

• Awareness Sessions offered through each
  ROE/ISC
• Pre-candidacy Sessions available on- site at
  selected ROEs/ISCs
• Contact your local Regional Office of Education
  or Intermediate Service Center

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Seven Steps to Candidacy

• 1. Determine your eligibility
• Hold a bachelors degree
• Hold a valid state teaching/counseling license
• Have completed three full years of
  teaching/counseling experience
• Currently have a classroom assignment
• Administrators, staff development specialists, or
  other potential candidates not assigned to the
  classroom can borrow a classroom to complete
  their portfolio.

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2. Choose Your Certificate

• Students in this Age Range
• Discipline 3 8 7 12 11 15 14 18
• Generalist X X
• Art X X
• Career Technical Education X
• English as a New Language X
  X
• English Language Arts X X
• Exceptional Needs Specialist one certificate for
  students ages birth through 21
• Library Media one certificate for students ages
  3 through 18
• Literacy Reading Language Arts X

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2. Choose Your Certificate (cont.)

• Students in this Age Range
• Discipline 3 8 7 12 11 15 14 18
• Mathematics X X
• Music X X
• Physical Education X
  X
• School Counseling one certificate for students
  ages 3 through 18
• Science X X
• Social Studies History X X
• World Languages Other Than English
  X

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NBPTS Application Steps

• 3. Review the standards. Go to www.nbpts.org
• 4. Make the commitment.
• 5. Familiarize yourself with your state and
  local application
• requirements. Go to www.ILNBPTS.org
• 6. Identify financial resources.
• 7. Complete the application

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Possible Candidate Options

• Cohort Groups available through
  
• selected
  ROEs/ISCs
• Higher Education Support
• Contact your local Regional Office of Education
  or Intermediate Service Center

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National Board Preparation CourseworkIllinois
Approved Teacher Preparation Institutions

• Aurora University
• - Robert Paolicchi, Ed.D.
• - rpaolicc_at_aurora.edu
• Chicago State University
• - Dr. Lisa C. Pesavento, Assoc. Dean of College
• - LC-Pesavento_at_csu.edu
• Dominican University
• - Dr. Cathy Campbell, SP
• - ccampbel_at_dom.edu
• Illinois State University
• - Nancy Slattery
• - nlslatt_at_ilstu.edu

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National Board Preparation CourseworkIllinois
Approved Teacher Preparation Institutions (Cont.)

• Northern Illinois University
• - Dr. Nina Dorsch
• - ndorsch_at_niu.edu
• Roosevelt University
• - Dr. Ami Hicks
• - amhicks_at_roosevelt.edu
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• - Dr. Joyce E. Killian
• - jkillian_at_siu.edu
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• - Mollie Fedor, Continuing Education
• - mfedor_at_siue.edu

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National Board Assessment Process

• Portfolio (Four entries)
• Three classroom-based entries
• Two videotapes documenting the candidates
  teaching
• practice
• Student work samples
• One entry combining family and community
  outreach,
• professional leadership/collaboration, and
  professional
• learning activities.
• Assessment Center (Tutorial Available Online)
• Six 30-minute online exercises
• Prompted questions
• Focus on content-area knowledge
• Held at regional sites

See NBPTS website for locations and times.
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2006-2009 Schedule...
Candidates have 3 years to complete the NBPTS
process
2007
2009
2008
Year 1 - Initial Entry
Year 3 Retakes, if necessary
Year 2 Retakes, if necessary
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2006 Candidate Fee Subsidy Time Line

• Wednesday NBC Fee Subsidy Application Online
• September 13 (www.ILNBPTS.org)
• Friday Applications Accepted
• September 15 Mail to I-KAN Regional Office, 189
  E. Court St., Suite 600, Kankakee, IL 60901
• Monday Applications Must Be Received at the
  I-KAN
• October 16 Regional Office by the Close of the
  Business Day (430 p.m.). May Be Hand
  Delivered.
• Friday Review Panel to Meet and Determine Fee
• October 20 Recipients for 2006
• Week of Online Notification of Candidates to be
  Funded
• October 23
• Friday All fees must be paid
• November 17

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NBCTs Incentives

• Types of Master Certificate Incentives s Requir
  ed Service
• Mentoring NBPTS Candidates/New Teachers 500 30
  hrs. of service
• Mentoring NBPTS Candidates/New
  Teachers 1000 60 hrs. of service
• Professional Development 500 30 hrs. of
  service
• Professional Development 1000 60 hrs. of
  service
• Mentoring Professional Development 1000 60
  hrs. of service
• Mentoring High Need Schools 1500 30 hrs. of
  service
• Mentoring High Need Schools 3000 60 hrs. of
  service

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Forms

• See Website www.ILNBPTS.org

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7 Regional Contact Sites
Area III Tazewell ROE Contact Person - Gail
Owen gowen_at_roe53.k12.il.us Area IV
Champaign-Ford ROE Contact Person Jane
Quinlan jquinlan_at_roe9.k12.il.us Area V
Clinton/Marion/Washington ROE Contact Person
Keri Garrett kgarrett_at_roe13.k12.il.us Area VI
Hamilton/Jefferson ROE Contact Person Cheryl
Settle settle_at_roe25.com
Area I DuPage ROE Contact Person Marjorie
Cave mcave_at_dupage.k12.il.us South Cook ISC
4 Contact Person Vanessa Kinder vkinder_at_s-cook.o
rg Area II DeKalb ROE Contact Person Gil
Morrison gmorris_at_kidsroe.org