World Class Teaching Program

The University of Mississippi

Mississippi World Class Teaching Program Application

Registration for the 2024-2025 year is now OPEN!

Register for one of our Summer Trainings! 
This training is highly recommended for any teacher considering National Board Certification.
REGISTER FOR a 2024 MS SUMMER TRAININGS HERE
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  • This program is ONLY for candidates pursuing certification, not Maintenance of Certificate. Please visit our MOC tab to connect with an MOC mentor.
  • This application is also ONLY for Mississippi candidates. If you are from another state, please visit our WCTP 602 application. 

Why join us? What can we offer you?
We provide an NBCT mentor, access to our one of a kind, online step-by-step candidate support course WCTP 601, which includes suggested timelines and assignments, face-to-face or online mentoring, which includes face-to-face Zoom meetings, earn CEUs, a closed Facebook group, communication through Remind, and an invitation to our annual NBCT Pining ceremony.
Check out our candidate support course here: WCTP 601

Every year, you participate in the National Board process,  you must re-register with the National Board (and the WCTP) and pay the annual $75 National Board registration fee. (The Guide to National Board Certification, p.5)

Steps 1, 2, and 3 must be completed during your National Board registration. 

Step 1. Register with the National Board. Register HERE

Step 2. Third-Party Release, required by MDE
You will see this screen during the National Board registration process. 

Step 3. Pay your $75 National Board annual registration fee 

Due to funding changes at the state level, the World Class Teaching Program has been prompted to add WCTP Participation Terms. Please read through the information provided to help you successfully navigate your registration.

Steps  4, 5, and 6 are specific to the World Class Teaching Program’s application.

Step 4. Agree that you will only participate in one World Class Teaching Program. MDE mandates this.  

Step 5. Complete the application below.
The WCTP will check the National Board database to confirm the Participation Terms have been completed before providing candidate support. Please do NOT submit your application until you have completed all the terms.  

Step 6. If applicable, pay the $50 Nonrefundable Annual Enrollment Fee. The link to pay will populate your screen after you submit your application. Our enrollment fee is inclusive and includes every resource we have and the service we offer. The fee is due at the time you complete your registration.

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University of Mississippi candidate scholarships, which cover the enrollment fee, are provided for the following: 

  • The MS Legislature identified candidates from counties to increase teacher retention and strengthen Mississippi schools: Adams, Amite, Bolivar, Claiborne, Coahoma, Holmes, Issaquena, Jefferson, Leflore, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Washington, Wilkinson, and Yazoo. These counties receive a $10,000 annual stipend once certification is achieved. 
  • Advanced candidates who did not certify 
  • Graduate students enrolled in the University of Mississippi’s School of Education Specialist Program who are completing National Boards as their Independent Study. (Letter required from UM advisor).

Please complete our application only ONE time. Completing multiple applications will delay processing. Thank you!