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CANDIDATE SUBSIDY PROGRAM APPLICATION
The Candidate Subsidy
Program for 2000-2001 will provide 197 teachers with a $1,000
subsidy to offset the $2,300 application fee required to participate
in the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
advanced certification process. To apply, please do the following:
- Order an NBPTS application
and Candidates' Guide from NBPTS by calling 1-800-22TEACH.
- Complete the NBPTS
application and send it with a nonrefundable check for $300
payable to NBPTS to: NBPTS, c/o Bank of America, Illinois,
P.O. Box 99406, Chicago, IL 60693. NBPTS will mail you the
portfolio materials once they have received both your NBPTS
application and your $300 payment (institutional check,
personal check, or money order). The NBPTS application and
initial payment must be received by December 1, 2000.
Sending in your application and check early will ensure
that you receive your portfolio materials soon enough to
get a head start on the portfolio. Plan to receive your
portfolio in summer 2000.
- Complete the Candidate
Subsidy Program application below. Make sure to include
your Candidate ID # from your NBPTS application.
- Prepare a resume
of no more than two pages that includes a history of employment
and describes one or more contributions to the professional
community. Also required is a response of one page or less
to the following prompt: "I understand that many individuals
who are successful in obtaining National Board Certification
have received collegial support and financial assistance
from a number of sources. My plan to obtain collegial support
and financial assistance is . . ."
- Send this Candidate
Subsidy Program application, the resume, and the description
of your plan to obtain support postmarked by September
29, 2000 to:
Maria Quezada
California Department of Education
Professional Development Unit
721 Capitol Mall - 4th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
- Applicants for the
Candidate Subsidy Program will be notified by October
31, 2000 if they have been selected to receive a subsidy.
Selections will be made randomly by region; 20% will be
reserved for teachers in hard-to-staff schools. The remaining
application fees are due by January 31, 2001: $1,000
if you have been selected for a subsidy or $2,000 for all
other candidates.
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| Name: (Please print) |
| I plan to obtain the (Name
of Certificate) |
| Candidate ID #: (From
NBPTS Application) |
| Social Security #: |
County: |
| District: |
School: |
| Home Address: |
School Address: |
| City, State, Zip: |
City, State, Zip: |
| Telephone #: |
Telephone #: |
| Fax: |
Fax: |
| Signature: |
Date: |
This application must be postmarked by September
29, 2000.
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