Portfolio Entries
- If I retake a portfolio entry, will I be responding to the same entry from the original portfolio?
- When retaking a portfolio entry, must I submit all new materials or can I revise and resubmit some or all of my original materials?
- If my classroom teaching assignment changes during the retake period, will I still be eligible to retake portfolio entries or assessment center exercises?
- What happens if I submit a partial or incomplete retake entry I selected to retake?
- Is my retake submission compared to my previous submission?
- If I retake a portfolio entry, will I be responding to the same entry from the original portfolio?
- When retaking a portfolio entry, must I submit all new materials or can I revise and resubmit some or all of my original materials?
- If my classroom teaching assignment changes during the retake period, will I still be eligible to retake portfolio entries or assessment center exercises?
- What happens if I submit a partial or incomplete retake entry I selected to retake?
- Is my retake submission compared to my previous submission?
You will be responding to the same entry from your original portfolio; however, please note that some of the instructions may contain clarifications or additions such as page allowances for materials. Above all, candidates should follow directions provided in the Retake Flyer, as well as instructions contained in Part 1 and 2 of the portfolio instructions when completing their entry(ies). Information specific to retake candidates will be found on pages 1-2 through 1-4 of Part 1.
The work you submit for a classroom-based entry must be completely new. While you are not prohibited from using the same lesson for your retake entry as you used in your original entry, the Written Commentary should be new. It is recognized that using the same lesson would most likely promote similar goals and objectives, but you may not submit identical or amended versions of your original Written Commentary including your analyses, videotape, student work samples, responses, artifacts and reflection. Much of the Contextual Information may remain the same as well if you are teaching the same grade-level students at the same school. For Entry 4: Documented Accomplishments, you must submit completely new work for both the Category 1 accomplishments (Teacher as Partner with Families and Community) and the Reflective Summary; however, some of your documentation for Category 2 and Category 3 accomplishments prior to the current year may remain the same.
If your classroom teaching assignment changes during the retake period, you will still be eligible to retake portfolio entries or assessment center exercises. In some cases, you may need to "borrow" a class in order to fulfill the requirements of the portfolio entries. For example, if you are a candidate for the Early Childhood/Generalist certificate and you have been moved to a 4th grade classroom in which all of the students are 9 and 10 years old, you may need to "borrow" a class of children who are ages 3 through 8 from another teacher in order to complete the portfolio entries.
If you elect to retake a portfolio entry and submit a partial response that is deemed "not scorable," your most recent score on that entry or exercise will be the same (except in the event of a disqualification or other special circumstance). In the event your entry was deemed "not scorable," you will have in effect missed one retake opportunity. If you are in your last year of eligibility, you will not be able to retake portfolio entries or assessment center exercises at a later date. Therefore, we encourage you to review your portfolio materials prior to submitting them to NBPTS to ensure they are complete and that all materials are returned in the appropriate envelope.
Yes, a special audit is completed to compare retake submissions against previous submissions to check for overlap. When a candidate retakes a portfolio entry, they must submit completely new analyses, student work samples, and videotapes.