FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

JIM HORNE

Commissioner of Education

 

  

 

 

 

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

  

 

F. PHILIP HANDY,

Chairman

 

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Vice Chairman

 

 

Members

 

SALLY BRADSHAW

 

LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.

 

CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA

 

JULIA L. JOHNSON

 

WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.

  

 

October 29, 2003

 

 

 

M E M O R A N D U M

 

 

 

TO:

 

  

District School Superintendents

Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program Contacts

 

FROM:

Ava

Byrne

 

SUBJECT

:

Candidate Subsidy Program/Retake Funds

 

 

The Federal Government and the Washington Mutual Foundation, through the

 

National Board

for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)

Candidate Subsidy Program,

have made funds

available to the State of Florida to subsidize retake exercises for National Board candidates who

were unsuccessful in their attempt for National Board Certification. The Federal Government

has awarded

$270,000

and the Washington Mutual Foundation,

$25,000

. The funds will be used

to subsidize at least one retake exercise for

first-time

 

2002-2003

 

retake candidates.

The cost of

each retake exercise is

$300.

Recipients of retake subsidies will be determined by lottery

drawing. The requirements for participation, guidelines, and timelines for the retake subsidy are

explained in this memorandum.

 

In mid-November 2003, all

2002-2003

NBPTS applicants will receive score report profiles from

the NBPTS indicating the results of certification assessments. Successful achievement of

National Board Certification is indicated by attaining a

2.75

total score for portfolio and written

assessments.

Each 2002-2003 candidate achieving a score less than 2.75 will be an eligible

subsidy candidate and will be notified by the Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program of

the retake opportunity by the attached 2002-2003 Retake Subsidy Application.

   

 

 

AVA G. BYRNE, CHIEF

BUREAU OF EDUCATOR RECRUITMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 124 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0435

 

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Memorandum

October 29, 2003

Page 2

 

 

The completed DOE

2002-2003 Retake Subsidy Application

along with the

NBPTS on-line

 

Retake Application must

be subm

itted to the Department for entry in the lottery

.

If more than

one retake exercise is requested, the applicant must attach an individual personal check or money

order for

each exercise

. The check(s) or money order(s) should be made payable to the

NBPTS.

 

 

Recipients of retake subsidies will be determined by lottery from the retake applications received

in

Tallahassee on or before January 7, 2004

. The lottery drawing will be held on

January 9,

2003

.

 

Only first-time 2002-2003 applicants are eligible to apply. Candidates who previously

participated in the retake lottery are ineligible. Candidates from previous years who chose

not to participate during the year in which they initially applied, are ineligible.

 

Candidates should send the NBPTS On-line Retake Application and the Department of

Education Retake Subsidy Application to the address below:

 

Florida Department of Education

c/o Beatrice H. Monroe

325 West Gaines Street, Room 126

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

 

Attached for your information, is a copy of the

2002-2003

 

Retake Subsidy Application.

 

 

 

AGB/bhm

 

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