If you are a school counselor completing National Board certification, it is very important for you to be as organized as possible.  People who like to keep things organized already won’t have a problem with this.  However, for those of…

This post focuses on five important things to remember for Entry 4- Documented Accomplishments: Contributions to Student Learning.  If you haven’t already read my previous National Boards posts, you can find them all linked on my page- National Boards. Entry 4…

My last NBPTS post discussed Documented Accomplishments.  This post continues the discussion of Entry 4. As mentioned previously, you are allowed 10 pages maximum for your description and analysis of your accomplishments.  This applies whether you choose to share three…

Documented accomplishments are the focus of Entry 4.  In my last NBPTS post, Connecting Entries to Standards, I shared that there are specific school counseling standards for each portfolio entry.  Entry 4 requires you to review standards I, VII, X, and…

There are 11 school counseling standards.  Each entry you complete will list the standards which should be represented in your writing.  I mentioned in my post National Boards: Start Planning Now that I printed all of the standards so I could…

So, you’re reading your standards, noting where you can add to your school counseling program, and highlighting key points.  In order to move forward, you’re going to need a plan! Begin with the end in mind.  Stephen Covey said it…