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Application for the Illinois National Board Retake
Candidate Fee Subsidy

The Retake Subsidy application window is closed for the 2022-2023 school year.
If you are a candidate who completed and submitted ALL components (Component 1, Component 2, Component 3 and Component 4) and received final scores for ALL components by December 2022, you may qualify for the Illinois NB RETAKE Candidate Fee Subsidy. 
Fees will be paid to retake Component 2, 3, and/or 4 once; for Component 1, the three Constructed Response Exercises and/or the Selected Response Items (SRIs) will be paid once for each section. 

NOTE: If you received the Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy for any portion of Component 1 in the past you are not eligible to apply again for that portion unless you withdrew from the portion within the required timeline. If you applied in a previous year and are not sure if you withdrew in the required timeline, call the National Board Resource Center (NBRC) at 1.309.438.1835 for assistance in this matter.

Please refer to the National Board Scoring Guide (starting on page 43) or contact the National Board using their Contact Us web form for help in determining which component(s) to retake. 

To qualify for the Illinois NB RETAKE Candidate Fee Subsidy:

  • You must have completed and submitted work to National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) for ALL components (Component 1 - 4) and  received  final scores for ALL components by December 2022.
  • You must have paid the $75 registration fee with NBPTS, registered for retakes with NBPTS and selected one or more of the components by the NBPTS February 2023 deadline.
  • You must have been a recipient of the Illinois NB First Time Candidate Fee Subsidy.
  • Your Illinois teaching license must be current and unencumbered (e.g. not suspended or revoked).
  • You must hold a valid Illinois Educator Identification License Number (IEIN).
  • You must hold a valid Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL).
  • You must be teaching or a counselor in an Illinois Public School.
  • You must complete the Illinois NB RETAKE Candidate Fee Subsidy online application no later than February 14, 2023 by midnight.
  • You must complete for scoring the RETAKE components that you selected:
    • RETAKE Component 1: Content Knowledge Testing Window exercise(s) which you selected in your NB Account registration by the NBPTS June 2023 deadline.
    • RETAKE Components 2, 3 and 4 which you selected in your NB Account registration by the NBPTS May, 2023 deadline (see NB guide for exact date in May).

Support Information: 
NB Scoring Guide - Must Read pages 43-58
NB Score Release Resources
NB Candidate Resource Center

Direct all questions specific to the four components to NBPTS using their Contact Us web form.

Read ALL details below regarding the application for the Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy.

Step 1:

Complete the Practice Application before proceeding to the online application for the Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy application. Links are provided to information within this document and will make it easier to complete the online application.  DO NOT send the practice application to the NBRC.

Step 2:

September 1, 2022, 10:00 a.m.

through

February 14, 2023 midnight

The Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy OPENS.

Complete the Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy application .

Note: It is best to use Mozilla Firefox, Chrome or Safari. DO NOT use Internet Explorer.

Step 3:

September 7, 2022

through

February 16,  2023

The names of the retake candidates who have applied to receive the Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy and are approved for the funding will begin to be posted on the Approval List until the Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy application closes on February 14,  2023 (midnight). Final approvals will be posted February 16,  2023. Being approved only means that you have completed the application and all of your information is accurate. The funds will only be paid if all required steps are followed.

Once you are found eligible, look for an email from the NBRC outlining next steps. This will include how to pay the $75 registration fee to NBPTS and complete the NBPTS RETAKE registration for Component 1 (one or more exercises), Component 2, Component 3 and/or Component 4 using your NBPTS Account system. DO NOT PAY FOR YOUR COMPONENTS. Once approved, the ISBE will make payment. 

Step 4:

February 14,  2023 (midnight)

This is the last day the National Board Resource Center will accept applications for the FY23 llinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy application. The deadline to complete and submit the application is midnight.

Step 5:

February 16,  2023

This is the final date that the names of the approved retake candidates will be added to the Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy Approval List.

Step 6:

After the close of the subsidy

 

Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy payment schedule:

  • Payments of $125 per Component 1 Retake exercise, for a maximum of $500, will be made to NBPTS for ONLY the Retake Candidates who completed ALL of the required steps listed above.
  • Payment of $475 per Component 2, Component 3 and Component 4 Retake submissions, for a maximum of $475 per component, will be made to the NBPTS for ONLY the Retake Candidates who completed all the required steps listed above.
  • NBPTS will apply the Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy payment to the NB Account of those Illinois FY23 Retake Candidates who completed all of the required steps listed above.
  • The Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee Subsidy will be credited directly to the individual Retake Candidate’s NBPTS Account.
  • The Illinois NB Retake Candidate Fee subsidy payment will NOT be paid directly to the Retake Candidate.

Step 7:

By June 2023 deadline* 

*See NBPTS for the deadlines for 2023 component submission

Complete the RETAKE components which you selected:

Complete Component 1: Content Knowledge Testing exercise(s) by the NBPTS 2023 deadline.

and/or

Complete Component 2, Component 3 and Component 4 ePortfolio submissions by the NBPTS 2023 deadline.

 

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