First-Time and Returning Candidate Resources
Standards and Instructions for First-time and Returning Candidates
As you prepare to start your National Board Certification process here are important documents for you to download: the General Portfolio Instructions and your selected certificate-specific instructions. The General Portfolio Instructions will provide you with key requirements, policies, and guidelines. This is an important document that includes relevant information that is not included in the certificate-specific instructions. For certificate-specific instructions and standards for new and returning candidates, please carefully select your discipline and/or development age level below.
Candidate Resources
Guides & FAQs
- Choosing the Right Certificate
- Choosing the Right ENL Path
- Guide to National Board Certification
- Scoring Guide
- Architecture of Accomplished Teaching
- Component 1: Content Knowledge Assessment Center Policy and Guidelines
- Language Proficiency Requirement for World Languages Candidates FAQ
- Candidate FAQ
- Artificial Intelligence FAQs
- Acceptable State Licenses
Instructions
- Certificate-Specific Instructions
- General Portfolio Instructions
- Artificial Intelligence Instructions
Forms
- Request for Testing Accommodations Form and Instructions
- Eligibility Verification Forms and Instructions
Release Forms
- Adult Release Form(English)
- Adult Release Form (Spanish)
- Student Release Form (English)
- Student Release Form (Spanish)
- Student Release Form (Simplified Chinese)
- Student Release Form (Traditional Chinese)
- Student Release Form (Arabic)
- Student Release Form (Mongolian)
- NEW: Student Release Form (Amharix)
- NEW: Student Release Form (Dari)
- NEW: Student Release Form (Pashto)
- NEW: Student Release Form (Ukrainian)
- NEW: Student Release Form (Vietnamese)
