Thank you for your interest in serving as a member of the National Board scoring staff!
To be eligible to serve as a member of the National Board scoring staff, you must meet the education, employment, and licensure requirements described below. You must meet all eligibility requirements prior to starting the application process.
Note: the below requirements are applicable to all scoring staff roles: Assessor, Supervisor, and Trainer. This application is meant to serve as expressing your interest in all roles.
Eligibility Requirements (qualified applicants must meet all of the following):
Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (If you received your degree outside of the United States, a Foreign Equivalency Report is required stating that you have an equivalent of at least 4-year degree in the United States. It is your responsibility to obtain this report. You may email your report to HR if you receive an offer of employment).
Possess a valid state teaching or school counseling license
Completed three years of full-time teaching or school counseling
Not be a current or non-achieving candidate for National Board Certification
Experience Requirements (qualified applicants must meet one of the following):
National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs): You must hold a valid and unexpired certificate as an NBCT in the certificate area in which you are applying to assess.
New Applicants: You must be working (or have worked) at least half-time during the current academic school year in the certificate area you are applying to assess.
Returning/Experienced Applicants: You must be working (or have worked) at least half-time during the current academic school year in the certificate area you are applying to assess and must have successfully completed service as a member of the National Board scoring staff.
Retired or Reassigned Teachers: You must have previously successfully served as a member of the National Board scoring staff within the past three years and be within a three-year window of having worked as a Pre-K through 12th grade classroom teacher in the certificate area you are applying to assess, as well as having at least three years of experience in the certificate area you are applying to assess.
Please note: if you previously submitted a National Board assessor application, but have not served as a member of the scoring staff with Pearson, you would still remain in the "New Applicant" category and must still meet the "New Applicant" requirements in order to be considered for employment.
Other Requirements (qualified applicants must meet all of the following):
Strong basic computer knowledge to include, but not limited to: word processing/Excel (opening/accessing), email (opening/retrieving/sending).
Confidence in learning and working with computer based programming (i.e. Oracle, specialized programs, ePEN).
Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time.