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National Board Certification: General Information for FCPS Educators
National Board Certification: General Information for FCPS Educators
October 2025
October 2025
Recent updates provided by NBPTS.org:
Certification and MOC Artificial Intelligence (AI) Instructions for National Board Certification.
Updated the Ethical Guidelines for Candidate Support
FCPS supports active candidates pursuing National Board Certification (NBC) AND Maintenance of Certification (MOC) in the following areas:
- Asynchronous resources
- Partnership with MSDE for credit opportunities in conjunction with pursuing and maintaining certification
- Partnership with MSDE to offset cost of certification through fee support
- Partnership with Hood College, McDaniel College and more for complementary coursework
- Initial candidate cohorts (FCPS Launch) support the first year of candicacy (has a limited number of participant slots avialble.)
As FCPS educators determine how they want to proceed professionally by choosing personalized pathways for professional development, one possible option is seeking National Board Certification.
Please visit NBPTS.org or NBPTS.org FAQs to learn more about this worthwhile certification.
Ready to prepare your mindset and organize for the next NBC cycle?
Ready to prepare your mindset and organize for the next NBC cycle?
Check out our NBC: START HERE Module and more to prepare for SY 27!
Note: Fee Incentive Support is closed for SY 26
Questions?
Contact: Amy Cordes, Supervisor of Professional Growth Systems
✉ Amy Cordes
☎ 240-586-7992
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