NEA - NBCT Caucus

NEA NBCT Caucus's First Open House, held on July 5, 2013 at the NEA RA in Atlanta.

Tomorrow's vote for Chair and Vice-Chair is during the lunch break in B401 Section B.

Arrive as early as possible, particularly if you need to sign up as a caucus member. Try to get to the room before the lunch break.

To vote, you must sign up as a caucus member first. Please see Rachel Stafford in the second row of the Arizona delegation to sign up as a member.

Our website calendar is now updated.

http://neanbct.org/events.htm

NEA - Caucus for National Board Certified Teachers To elevate and advance the professonal value placed on National Board Certification by the NEA and the education community at large.

Please join us for an NBCT Renewal Workshop led by NBPTS Trainer Andrea Hajek at the NEA RA in Atlanta, GA.

It will be held July 1, 4:00-5:30 pm at the Georgia World Congress Center in Room A404.

All participants who sign up by the deadline will receive a binder detailing the renewal process and how to plan for it.

All National Board Certified Teachers have to renew their certificates every 10 years. Even if your renewal date is many years down the line, remember that renewal involves evidence from all 10 years since your achievement of National Board Certification.
It never hurts to begin to plan ahead, so please join us.

All workshop participants must:
- Agree in advance to join the NBCT Caucus for the first time or pay to renew your NBCT Caucus membership on July 1, 2013, either at the NBPTS Booth in the exhibit hall (Beginning at 9 am) or at the door immediately prior to the workshop. This workshop is typically many times more expensive than our $10 annual membership fee.
- Send an RSVP email to [email protected] confirming that you will be attending the workshop and confirming your agreement to either sign up as a caucus member or renew your membership that day.

- Send your RSVP email no later than Tuesday, June 25

We're looking forward to seeing you all at the workshop and to working with you in Atlanta.

Detailed NEA NBCT Caucus 2013 NEA RA Meeting Schedule

National Board Certification Renewal Workshop. Monday, July 1, 4:00 – 5:30 pm. Georgia World Congress Center (Atlanta) Room A404. RSVP to [email protected] by Tuesday, June 25 to attend.

NEA NBCT Caucus Meeting. July 2, 12-1 pm. Georgia World Congress Center (Atlanta) Room A404. Guest Speakers: Andy C***s, COO of NBPTS and Jennifer Locke of the NEA's Teacher Quality Department

NEA NBCT Caucus Meeting. July 4. Representative Assembly Lunch Break, Georgia World Congress Center (Atlanta) Room B401 Section B - Presentations by Candidates for NBCT Caucus Chair and Vice Chair

NEA NBCT Caucus Open House. July 5, Representative Assembly Lunch Break, Georgia World Congress Center (Atlanta) Room A404. Please join us for conversation and refreshments. Pick a discussion group to join, including The History and Background Behind National Board Certification, How to Begin Your Journey Toward National Board Certification, Renewal of Certification, and How NBCTs and Local NEA Associations Can Strengthen Each Other

NEA NBCT Caucus Meeting. July 6, Representative Assembly Lunch Break, Georgia World Congress Center (Atlanta) Room B401 Section B. Elections for NBCT Caucus Chair and Vice Chair.

The NEA National Board Certified Teacher Caucus will elect a new chair and vice-chair at the upcoming NEA Representative Assembly (RA) in Atlanta.

To read more about the NEA NBCT Caucus, our plans, and our accomplishments, please visit us online at www.neanbct.org

For details about the duties involved with being caucus chair and vice-chair, please visit http://neanbct.org/bylaws.htm

As per caucus bylaws, candidates for caucus chair and vice-chair must be National Board Certified Teachers and must become a caucus member or join the caucus at the RA.

NEA NBCT Caucus Chairs should regularly be delegates to the NEA RA. The chair position involves an average time commitment of 5-10 hours per month of the year with an increased commitment the month prior to and during the NEA RA.

NEA NBCT Caucus Vice-Chairs should also regularly be delegates to the NEA RA. The vice-chair position involves an average time commitment of 2-4 hours per month of the year with an increased commitment the month prior to and during the NEA RA.

Please email declarations of candidacy by July 3 to [email protected]. Please include the following information in your email.

1. Name

2. Position you are running for.

3. Are you a National Board Certified Teacher?

4. Your work site and location

5 Your state and local NEA Affiliate Association

Candidates for each office should be prepared to address the caucus during the lunch break of the NEA RA in Atlanta on July 4 in Room B401 Section B of the Georgia World Congress Center. The election will be held during the lunch break of the NEA RA on July 6 in the same location.

If you would like a candidate flyer to be duplicated for distribution on July 4 to caucus membership, it must be emailed as a viable attachment on or prior to July 2 to [email protected].

We look forward to seeing declarations of candidacy from NEA NBCT leaders.

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NEA - NBCT Caucus Meetings, NEA Representative Assembly, Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center

Mon, JULY 1, 4 – 5:30 pm Room A404
Tues, JULY 2, 12-1 pm Room A404
Thurs, JULY 4, Lunch Break Room B401 Section B
Fri, JULY 5, Lunch Break Room A404
Sat, JULY 6, Lunch Break Room B401 Section B

More details to come.

NBCTs and Candidates,

If you're an NEA member, and you're interested in becoming a delegate at the 2013 Representative Assembly in Atlanta, June 30 - July 5, please check with your State and Local NEA Affiliates to find out how. Every state and local affiliates have different deadlines and procedures, so don't wait.

Participating in the RA as a delegate is a tremendous opportunity to make sure your voice is at the table when the NEA makes decisions that are important to accomplished educators, such as determining positions on teacher and school evaluation and National Board Certification.

For more about the NEA Representative Assembly, please click on this link and scroll down:

http://neanbct.org/membership_FAQ.htm

NEA - Caucus for National Board Certified Teachers To elevate and advance the professonal value placed on National Board Certification by the NEA and the education community at large.

Colleagues,

If you are a paid caucus member (you've paid your dues within the past couple of months), are interested in an opportunity at The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and meet one of the following criteria, please email me immediately at [email protected]

1. NBCT in higher ed (prefer full-time faculty, not adjunct)

Early Childhood/Generalist or Middle Childhood/Generalist with expertise in science, or Early Adolescence/Science

and/or

2. NBCT in classroom

Early Childhood/Generalist or Middle Childhood/Generalist with expertise in mathematics

Please email me your name, contact information, and a brief description of your qualifications in either or both of the above areas. The deadline is 8/8, so I really need to hear from you right now if you're interested.

Best,

Dave

Our online registration form is up! http://neanbct.org/join_in.htm

NEA - Caucus for National Board Certified Teachers To elevate and advance the professonal value placed on National Board Certification by the NEA and the education community at large.

NEA NBCT Caucus Members and Supporters,

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The Network of the Willing (NOW!) is a coalition of individuals, affiliates, and organizations – internal and external to NEA – who are willing to partner with the NEA and its members in efforts to be leaders of the education profession. NOW members support union-led efforts that result in a quality professional education and quality schools, champion and communicate the urgency of this work, and/or reshape the dialog to describe the important role of unions in transforming education. Learn more here:

http://www.nea.org/home/network-of-the-willing.html

NEA - Join the Network of the Willing The Network of the Willing (NOW!) is a coalition of individuals, affiliates, and organizations -- internal and external to NEA -- who are willing to partner with the NEA and its members in efforts to be leaders of the education profession.