National Board Repayment Letters

I just received additional information regarding the repayment letter some NBCT's received as a result of an audit of National Boards at DPI.

Please read and respond to the email address listed below. Remember to include in your response, your initial application date/certification date and candidate ID number. This information will assist in expediting the research that is necessary.
Please contact me if you need additional assistance or have further questions.
Kim O'Briant
PS You may have already contacted Jeanne Washburn @ DPI and completed this process, I just wanted to share the latest information I have received. Jeanne will forward any information she has received onto the Financial and Business Department.

Dear District NBC Coordinators,
An email address has been established at the Department of Public Instruction, national-board@dpi.state.nc.us, which can be accessed by those who wish to dispute the letter they received regarding repayment of their National Board Certification fees. These disputes are currently being placed in a file that will then be researched to validate the accuracy of the State's repayment request. This process will take a great deal of time; therefore, please communicate to those who received a letter that the payment deadline of May 21, 2009, has been extended until the completion of DPI's research. Also, if they have contacted us on an individual basis through phone calls or email, their information will be forwarded to the Financial and Business Services area of DPI. Please remember to include in your response, your initial application date/certification date and candidate ID number. This information will assist in expediting the research that is necessary.
I want to thank each of you for being so patient as we work towards resolving the numerous issues related to the letters that were sent by the Financial and Business Services area of DPI.

Elizabeth Edwards
NC NBC Program Coordinator
Department of Public Instruction
Talent Management and Development
eedwards@dpi.state.nc.us