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The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is seeking assessors to score candidate materials.
Successful applicants must have a baccalaureate degree, a valid teaching license or certificate, a minimum of three years' experience in a pre-K through 12th-grade setting, and must be currently teaching at least half-time in the certificate are for which her or she wishes to become an assessor, or be National Board certified in that area.
Assessors may not be current or previously unsuccessful National Board candidates, and must complete a training program provided by the NBPTS.
The NBPTS provides a $125 per day honorarium during training and scoring sessions, which last up to three weeks. All scoring takes place at designated sites. In 2004, those sites are located in the following cities:
Most assessors are assigned to scoring sites located within a 50-mile radius of their homes, but some elect to travel farther. No travel costs are reimbursed by the NBPTS.
Because the process is an excellent professional development opportunity, several institutions offer graduate credit to National Board assessors.
To become an assessor, visit the NBPTS Web site and complete an online application form.
Posted May 27, 2004