Financial Aid

The PAGE National Board Certification Scholarship Program provides $2000 for a limited number of PAGE members. This $2000 scholarship program will only be offered one time in 2006 and the deadline date is September 29, 2006. All completed applications will be reviewed by a panel of Nationally Board Certified Teachers and PAGE staff members. Before completing the application, it is highly recommended that information concerning the National Board Certification process and the standards for the area in which you are seeking national board certification be reviewed. This information describes what teachers should know and be able to do. Additional information is available at www.nbpts.org, www.pagefoundation.org and www.gapsc.com.

The cost to make application and formally pursue National Board Certification is $2,300. The PAGE Foundation will, on a competitive basis, assist PAGE members with the cost of NBPTS fees. The information needed for this year's application is below:

Information:

  1. The application must be received in the Atlanta PAGE Office by close of the business day, September 29, 2006. It is highly recommended that the application be sent via guaranteed delivery either by FedEx, UPS or U.S. Mail.
  2. The application cannot be emailed.
  3. PAGE does not pay the scholarship recipient. The $2000 scholarship money is sent directly to NBPTS. The recipient must check the NBPTS website to verify that his/her fees have been paid.
  4. The applicant must strictly adhere to the directions stated for each section of the application.
  5. The application must be mailed in its entirety; partially completed and untyped applications will not be reviewed.
  6. The use of correct grammar, punctuation and spelling are required.

Directions:

  1. This application must be typed.
  2. The application is prepared in Microsoft Word format.
  3. To complete the application, save it as a Word document.
  4. Begin typing below the bolded headings. The completed application will be longer than the form.
  5. Save the completed application as a Word document.
  6. Print the completed application and send to:

Diane Ray, Ed.D.
Asst. Dir. of Teacher Leadership Development
PAGE
P O Box 942270
Atlanta, GA 31141-2270
Email: dray@pageinc.org

Click here to download and save the application to your computer.

Candidates who must retake portions of the National Board Certification requirements must pay approximately $300 to the NBPTS for each area to be retaken, and in most instances these expenditures are not reimbursed and only limited scholarship assistance is available.

The PAGE Foundation offers one-time $300 grants to PAGE members who must retake a portion of their National Board Certification (NBC) requirements. The intent of this grant program is to assist PAGE members who need financial aid to complete the National Board Certification process. Grants will be awarded competitively with all funds paid directly to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).

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Remember, PAGE is here to assist you in reaching the goal of becoming a National Board Certified teacher!