MISSISSIPPI NBCT NETWORK UPDATE
MPE is proud to sponsor the Mississippi National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) Network and to support National Board candidates and teachers. The Mississippi NBCT Network recently partnered with the South Mississippi Writing Project and Mississippi World Class Teaching Program (WCTP) directors to develop the new Handbook on Writing for National Board Certification . The Network developed the handbook in response to our state’s WCTPs identify - ing the need last year for this new resource. A link to the handbook is housed on the Mississippi NBCT Network page (www.mpe.org/ nbct) of our MPE website. Representatives of the Mississippi NBCT Network and the WCTPs met with Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on August 26 to thank her for her support of National Board Certification. Senator Hyde-Smith co-sponsored Senate Resolution 533 which recognized the impor - tance and contributions of National Board Certified Teachers and declared January 21-27, 2024, as National Board Certified Teacher Week. Representatives presented Senator Hyde-Smith with a framed copy of Senate Resolution 533 during the meeting.
Representatives of the Mississippi NBCT Network thank Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith for recognizing the contributions of National Board Certified Teachers.
Princess Thompson, Madison County National Board Coordinator and MPE District 6 Director, presents Sena- tor Hyde-Smith with a copy of Senate Resolution 533. Mississippi continues to be a leader in National Board Certification. With 4,818 NBCTs, Mississippi ranks 7th in state rankings for the to - tal number of NBCTs. While this update is being written in October, the number of Mississippi NBCTs should grow with National Board score release scheduled for Saturday, December 7. Candidates throughout our state will log in to the National Board for Profes - sional Teaching Standards website in hopes of seeing fireworks ex - ploding to denote that they earned National Board Certification. As in years past, the Mississippi NBCT Network will honor our state’s newest NBCTs by sending each of these outstanding educators a door plaque to post outside of their classroom to denote that they are an NBCT. Mississippi educators considering pursuing National Board Certification may contact any of the following Mississippi WCTPs for additional information regarding their candidate support and mentoring services: • Delta State University - swww.deltastate.edu/education-arts-humanities/teacher-seducation/world-class- teaching-program/ • Jackson State University - www.jsums.edu/lifelearning/national-board-certification/ • Mississippi State University - www.wctp.msstate.edu • University of Mississippi – http://wctp.olemiss.edu/ • University of Southern Mississippi - www.usm.edu/education/world-class-teaching-program.php
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