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Visit the National Board website for information about the retake process. Also, review the information included with your score report including how to use the online score re-calculator. Be sure to review the retake requirements in the General Portfolio Instructions.
Support for Retake Candidates
Support for Retake Candidates
We encourage retake candidates to participate fully in our support program. Retake candidates may attend virtual support sessions, access our Canvas courses, and submit their written components to our readers. Visit the other pages of this website for more information.
Retake candidates may view a webinar and resources especially for retake candidates on the National Board website.
Replay of the January 13, 2021 webinar for retake candidates
Resources from the retake webinar.
Retake candidates may also utilize the Advanced Candidate Workbook from the University of Mississippi (This is for retake candidates, but it can also be a good editing tool for initial candidates.)
Online Candidate Information Form
Online Candidate Information Form
All National Board candidates (including retake candidates) should complete the online CMS Candidate Information Form each year that they are a candidate in CMS. This will enable us to forward important information to you as it becomes available. You only need to complete the form once each school year.
Reading Program
Reading Program
Submit your retake component for feedback from our readers. Contact us at nbreader@cms.k12.nc.us for more information on our reading program for CMS candidates. We regret that we cannot read components previously submitted to the National Board.
Funding
Funding
Unfortunately, there is no funding available from CMS or the state for retake component fees. Candidates may visit the DonorsChoose website if they wish to write a grant for their retake fees.
Retake Resources
Retake Resources
See the document to the right for more score report and retake support. We also advise candidates to review the score release page on the National Board website.
Additional Information
Additional Information
****NC House bill H980 included a provision to pay the $1,900 fee for 1,000 qualifying candidates statewide over 2 school years. This legislation is currently pending. You can read the new bill here. You can check for updates by visiting https://ncleg.gov/ and searching for bill H980 in the upper right corner of that website. Check your CMS email regularly for updates. Loan funds may still be available after funds to pay fees for candidates are exhausted. Applying for the loan may make you ineligible for the outright funding if this legislation becomes law. We do not expect this bill to pass in this fiscal year. We do not have additional information available at this time. ****
**** A bill is pending in the NC legislature that will move school counselors to the psychologists pay schedule. If this bill passes, counselors may not be eligible for the 12% NB pay differential. We do not expect this bill to pass in this fiscal year. No additional information is available at this time. ****
Email Christina Roth at christina.roth@cms.k12.nc.us if you have questions or desire additional information about National Board Certification and the CMS National Board Support Program.
Additional Information
Additional Information
Email Christina Roth at christina.roth@cms.k12.nc.us if you have questions or desire additional information about National Board Certification and the CMS National Board Support Program.
We regret that we cannot provide support to National Board candidates who are not CMS employees.
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