What is Jump Start?

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!