National Board Certification For Local Teachers Program

Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation

Welcome to the LANL Foundation National Board Certification

for Local Teachers Program Landing Page!

Questions, Comments, or Concerns about your NBPTS / NBCT experience?

Please reach out to Paul LeFrancois, K12 Education Program Coordinator.

Phone: 505-428-9109

The LANL Foundation is committed to supporting New Mexico’s teachers, counselors, and school leaders in their personal and professional growth. The NBCT process offers an opportunity for teachers to advance their professional status through National Board Certification. NBPTS’s nationally-respected, advanced teaching credential goes beyond state licensure. Research shows teachers who have achieved their NBC see increased student academic performance and success within the classroom(1).

The National Board Certification for Local Teachers Program is directly related to the LANL Foundation Theory of Change(2). Specifically, we know that supporting outstanding educators is a key component to improved opportunities for students and communities. By supporting professional learning experiences and advancement opportunities for educators, we are helping to promote a climate of learning and growth for teachers, students, and communities.

https://lanlfoundation.org/program/k-12/ From K-12 Program Description: “Teachers’ skills are also enhanced through participation in the National Board Certification for Local Teachers Program, which provides a scholarship and one-on-one support to teachers who are eligible to pursue their National Board Certification (NBC). NBCs nationally-respected, advanced teaching credential goes beyond state licensure. Research shows teachers who have achieved their NBC see increased student academic performance and success within the classroom.”
https://lanlfoundation.org/about/who-we-are/ See specifically: “Our Theory of Change.”

2025-2026 Important Dates in NBPTS

2025-2026 NM-NBCT Retreats

Throughout the 2025 NBPTS cycle, the NM-NBCT Network will offer several retreats for candidates. Please see descriptions of each retreat below, along with registration forms. All LANL Foundation candidates can use their unique coupon codes to register for retreats. Candidates are eligible to sign up for all retreats.

Retreats

More information for the 2025-2026 retreats will be added by early October 2025!
Please see the NM-NBCT Network site for a description of all candidate support services.

2025-2026 NM-NBCT Additional Services

In addition to retreats, the NM-NBCT Network offers 1:1 Consults and Additional Reads of components. Please see descriptions of each service below, along with registration forms. All LANL Foundation candidates can use their unique coupon codes to register for consults and additional reads.

1:1 Consults

Individual Consults are available starting in August and ending the day before the e-submission deadline in May. An individual consult is a 30 minute virtual appointment with a trained and Network-affiliated Professional Learning Facilitator. More information about 1:1 consults for the 2025-2026 cycle will be added in Fall 2025.

Additional Reads

This service is available only between March and May of a given cycle year. Candidates submit a component to be read once by a trained PLF who will provide feedback on component submitted. More information about the additional reads service will be added in spring 2026.

2025-2026 ePortfolio Submission

The NBPTS ePortfolio submission window is open from April 1st until May 16th, 2026.

For additional information about ePortfolio submission, use the following resources:

NBPTS Main Site Candidate Center: https://www.nbpts.org/certification/candidate-center/

NBPTS Main Site ePortfolio Submission Page: https://www.nbpts.org/certification/candidate-center/eportfolio-submission/

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