KEA’s National Board Jump Start Seminars What is Jump Start? KEA’s National Board Jump Start is a 3-day seminar that provides early support to new National Board candidates to help them understand and be successful in the certification process ahead. Jump Start is intended to complement yearlong candidate support provided by university, co-op and district programs and is led by a fun and dynamic team of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). KEA Jump Start offerings will be held: June 13-15, 2011 June 27-29, 2011 July 11-13, 2011 July 18-20, 2011 Pennyrile State Park Blue Licks State Resort Park KEA Headquarters Cumberland Falls State Resort Park 20781 Pennyrile Lodge Rd Dawson Springs, KY 42408 PO Box 66 Mt. Olivet, KY 41064 401 Capital Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601 7351 Highway 90 Corbin, KY 40701 Not scheduled yet, but anticipated, will be a 5th session to be held in Louisville, KY in collaboration with JCPS. Date TBA. The cost for KEA members is $250.00, and for non-members, $550.00, which includes breakfast, lunch, coffee and snacks each day, all training materials. Candidates are responsible for their own travel, lodging, and substitute costs if applicable. . How do I Register? When the Sessions open for registration, a link to the online registration site will be posted. Below is important information you'll need to successfully register for one of the Jump Start seminars. Please read the contents carefully and send any unanswered questions to Mona Ball, Research and Instructional Advocacy: MBall@KEA.org. Items to NOTE: Jump Start participants should be registered candidates with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) before the start of the Seminar they attend. Because this is a KEA-sponsored event, priority access into open seminar seats will be given to KEA members who are officially registered with NBPTS, so if you have not provided us with your National Board ID number prior to the start of your Jump Start session you may be refunded the price of your ticket and asked to move to a waitlist. Contact NBPTS (www.nbpts.org) to pay your initial $65 fee and obtain a National Board ID number. If you are a KEA member please have your membership ID number available before you enter the registration link as it is a required field. This number may be found on your KEA Membership ID Card, or by calling 800-231-4523, Ext. 338, or emailing TGreen@kea.org. Capacity is limited to 40. If you receive a message that the session is full, and you wish to be placed on the Jump Start waitlist, please email MBall@kea.org that you would like to be placed on the waitlist and/or notified of other Jump Start sessions. Cost for the three-day Jump Start event is $250 for KEA members or $550 for non-members. The registration fee includes all sessions, all materials, breakfast, lunch, snacks and all-day coffee or tea service. Part of your fee also provides an honorarium to each of the many NBCTs and trainers who contribute their time to make this event a quality experience for candidates. If you are not a full KEA member and register at the member price of $250, you may be asked via subsequent e-mail to move to a waitlist and your ticket cost will be refunded until space opens up for your non-member price attendance. Once you have completed the registration and payment process our online system will send you a confirmation and receipt via return e-mail. Please print and save this receipt. Thank you for choosing the KEA Jump Start to begin your National Board certification process!