Renewal Candidates: Your renewal decisions are now available via My Profile .

You will need to access your My Profile account using your existing user name and password to view your Renewal decision.   If you have forgotten your user name and password please reset your password and retrieve your user name on the My Profile log in page.  If you have not previously logged in to your My Profile account you are encouraged to do so immediately. Please do not establish a new account.  

Once Renewal decisions are released, upon logging into My Profile you will be able to view your Renewal decision by selecting the Scores tab. 

Please call 1-888-780-7805 if you need any assistance.

Matthew Delaney, NBCT, on the renewal process

Reflect on Your Practice

If you are in your eighth or ninth year as a National Board Certified teacher (NBCT), it is time to begin the NBCT renewal process. To do so, it is critical for NBCTs to update their personal information in My Profile. NBPTS cannot contact you about the renewal process if your information is not up-to-date.  By renewing your certification, you can demonstrate that your professional practice remains consistent with the high and rigorous standards for your subject area. For an overview of the National Board renewal process, read Renewal at a Glance.

When you renew, you:

• Maintain your designation as a National Board Certified Teacher and the right to use “NBCT.”
• Use renewal to reflect on how your teaching practice continues to support student learning.
• Preserve your professional stature even after you retire, leave the classroom or change careers.
• Continue to have the opportunity as an NBCT to advocate for educational reform and champion policies that support teaching excellence.
• Sustain salary incentives (in some states and localities).
• Stay connected through NBPTS programs, products and services such as NBCTLink, the new password-protected online community exclusively for NBCTs; AdvocacyLink, the new online advocacy resource; and NBPTS NewsLink, the online newsletter.

Renewal Requirements

• Your original 10-year certificate must be valid when you apply for renewal.
• You must be at the end of your eighth, in your ninth, or at the beginning of your tenth year of certification to begin the renewal process. NBCTs whose certification has expired are not eligible for renewal.
• Your state teaching license must be current and unencumbered (e.g. not suspended or revoked). Teachers who are not required by the state to hold a license must submit proof that the school in which they teach is recognized and approved to operate by the state. Renewal candidates who are not actively teaching but plan to establish a relationship and work with students of a colleague in order to complete renewal must meet the teaching licensure requirements of the state.
• All candidates must meet all established deadlines and submit the full $1,250 assessment fee to be eligible for renewal.

Renewal Application

2011-2012 renewal applications are now being accepted!

NOTE: If you are a National Board Certified Teacher seeking renewal, please DO NOT establish a new account. Use the link to access My Profile and login using your User Name and Password. Once you have logged in, select the Make a Purchase tab to access the application. If you do not know your User Name and/or your Password, please reset your Password and retrieve your User Name by clicking RESET PASSWORD, or you may call 1-888-780-7805 for assistance.

If you wish to renew your certification, the renewal application window is open from September through January 31. The fee deadline is January 31. The submission postmark deadline is April 30. The decision date is October. For more information, review Renewal at a Glance.

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Renewal Application Windows

National Board Certification is valid for a period of 10 years. If you wish to renew your certification you should complete the National Board Profile of Professional Growth^_SM before your certificate expires. For more information read the Renewal Calendar (PDF - 51kb).

Deferral Information For NBCTs In Their Eighth Year

If you are a 2011-2012 renewal candidate in your first cycle of eligibility and are fully paid, you may submit a written request on or before April 30, 2012 to defer submission of your Profile of Professional Growth (PPG) until April 30, 2013, the PPG submission deadline for your final cycle. There will be a deferment charge of $125 to reinstate you. Written requests to defer may be sent electronically through My Inbox, Ask NBPTS, faxed to 1-888-811-3514, or mailed to: NBPTS, 11827 Tech Com, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78233.

PLEASE NOTE: If you defer, you are not eligible for any refund.

Renewal Refunds and Withdrawal

Candidates for renewal who withdraw and request a refund in writing prior to the submission deadline for their Profile of Professional Growth will receive a refund of the fee paid, minus the initial $300 application fee which is nonrefundable. There are no refunds after the PPG submission deadline.

1. Login to My Profile, select Status, and scroll to the bottom of the page. You will see a question that begins "Do you need to ..." with a link beneath it that states "Withdraw your application?" Once the withdrawal is submitted, it will be effective immediately.
2. You may also submit an online written inquiry through Ask NBPTS (within My Profile under My Inbox). A request submitted this way will be processed within three to five business days.
3. As an alternative, you may submit your withdrawal in writing to NBPTS in one of the following ways:

• Mail: NBPTS Processing Center
  11827 Tech Com, Suite 200
  San Antonio, TX  78233
• Fax: 888-811-3514