NTL Recruitment Meeting Registration

Requirements for NTL Enrollment:

• 2 completed years of teaching in your NBPTS certificate content area/developmental level with a valid ISBE Professional Educators License from an accredited school
• 3 years commitment to teaching in CPS beginning 2027/2028 school year
• 51 percent of your time teaching in the area in which you are seeking National Board Certification

Open to PAT or tenured teachers/counselors/librarians/speech pathologists 

Things to know before you register:

1. When registering for the Recruitment meeting, please make sure that one of the email addresses you provide is your CPS email address.
2. When registering for the Recruitment meeting, please make sure to list all your ISBE certificates, licenses, approvals, and endorsements where requested.
3. Our required Summer Institute meets from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm for 4 days during the first week of August, both years of enrollment.
4. Nurturing Teacher Leadership meets on 3 Thursdays and 1 Saturday a month, at the CTU offices or virtually.
5. Candidates work on portfolio entries, analyze videos of their teaching, study for assessment center exams, and gather student assessment data that shows growth over time.

For more information, contact Lynn Cherkasky-Davis, Director of Teacher Leadership at lynncherkasky-davis@ctuf.org or (312) 329-6274.