https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/events NC School Library Media Association upcoming events NC School Library Media Association Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Sat, 31 Oct 2026 02:51:11 GMT Sat, 31 Oct 2026 02:51:11 GMT Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong style=""><font style="font-size: 18px;">NCSLMA is seeking nomination<font face="Lato, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="">s for Regional Directors and Secretary!</font></font></strong></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;">We are looking for school librarians who are willing and able to take the next step of leadership and help guide NCSLMA's vision and mission to continue supporting, empowering, and promoting school librarians of North Carolina. If you are passionate about school librarianship, please consider nominating yourself to run for one of the positions below.&nbsp;</p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 16px;">Region One</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 16px;">Region Three</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 16px;">Region Six</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 16px;">Region Eight</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 16px;">Secretary</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://files.nc.gov/nc-dpi/regional-leadership-districts.jpg" alt="NC AIG Regions"></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;">General job descriptions can be found in <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/Bylaws" target="_blank"><span style=""><strong><font color="#005D71">our Bylaws</font></strong></span></a>, and more specific information about the Presidential Term and responsibilities can be found in our <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/Bylaws" target="_blank"><font color="#005D71"><strong>Handbook</strong></font></a>. You can also contact me (Faith Huff) at faithhuff@ncslma.org&nbsp;to ask any questions you may have.</font></p> <div> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="">You must be a current NCSLMA member to run for any office.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p>This self-nomination form will be open through Friday, November 6, 2026.</p> <p>Elections will be held Monday, November 9-Friday, November 20, 2026.&nbsp;</p> </div> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Questions?</strong> Contact Past President Faith Huff- <a href="mailto:faithhuff@ncslma.org" target="_blank">faithhuff@ncslma.org</a></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;">Nominate yourself here - <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6876033" target="_blank">2027 Nominations for NCSLMA Regional Directors (1, 3, 6, 8) and Secretary</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6876033 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6876033 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:30:00 GMT <p><br></p> <p align="center"><img src="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/NCSLMA%20Regional%20PD%20Save%20the%20Date%202025%20(1).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"><br></p> <p align="center"><strong>***Register and pay by October 31, 2026 to have receive lunch included.***</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>Note: Registration is capped at 60 people.</strong></p> <p>The North Carolina School Library Media Association presents Coastal Librarians Connect sponsored by the Region 2 Advisory Committee.</p> <p>Join us for a day of outstanding professional development.</p> <p>Date: Friday, November 13, 2026</p> <p>Time: 8:30-3:30</p> <p>Location: Morehead City Primary School</p> <p>4409 Country Club Road</p> <p>Morehead City, NC 28557</p> <p>All NCSLMA members are invited to join! Lunch will be provided.</p> <p>Not an NCSLMA&nbsp; member?&nbsp; You can attend for $30 or join NCSLMA for $55 and come for free PLUS enjoy the additional benefits of membership.</p> <p align="center"><strong>Your confirmation email will have&nbsp; the link to select your lunch choice.</strong></p><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6843264 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6843264 Wed, 18 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><font color="#FFFFFF">Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749353 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749353 Sat, 21 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT <p>Hello everyone! I am excited to introduce Page Turners, the NCSLMA Grown-Up Book Club!</p> <p>This idea grew from Brew Crew (if you're not attending Brew Crews, you really should - we talk about a LOT of stuff). We brainstormed and thought this format could work best for our members.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This a crowd-sourced book club. We will meet monthly on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:30am with a new book at each meeting. The book titles will be submitted and voted on by people who sign up. We use rank-choice voting to decide the winner. :-)</p> <p>The meeting schedule will be as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <p>October 2026-Bonnie Garmus author event; Bring a covered book that brings you joy for our book swap</p> </li> <li> <p>November 2026- Peck &amp; Peck by Bonnie Garmus</p> </li> </ul> <p>The link for our WebX Meet will be in your confirmation e-mail.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please visit the Page Turners webpage at ncslma.org/pageturners for information and for the discussion forum. Contact <a href="mailto:jenniferlong@ncslma.org">Book Club Coordinator Jennifer Long</a> with any questions.</p> <p><br></p> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 Wed, 16 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><font color="#FFFFFF">Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749383 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749383 Sat, 19 Dec 2026 14:30:00 GMT <p>Hello everyone! I am excited to introduce Page Turners, the NCSLMA Grown-Up Book Club!</p> <p>This idea grew from Brew Crew (if you're not attending Brew Crews, you really should - we talk about a LOT of stuff). We brainstormed and thought this format could work best for our members.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This a crowd-sourced book club. We will meet monthly on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:30am with a new book at each meeting. The book titles will be submitted and voted on by people who sign up. We use rank-choice voting to decide the winner. :-)</p> <p>The meeting schedule will be as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <p>October 2026-Bonnie Garmus author event; Bring a covered book that brings you joy for our book swap</p> </li> <li> <p>November 2026- Peck &amp; Peck by Bonnie Garmus</p> </li> </ul> <p>The link for our WebX Meet will be in your confirmation e-mail.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please visit the Page Turners webpage at ncslma.org/pageturners for information and for the discussion forum. Contact <a href="mailto:jenniferlong@ncslma.org">Book Club Coordinator Jennifer Long</a> with any questions.</p> <p><br></p> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 Wed, 20 Jan 2027 00:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="" color="#FFFFFF">Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</font></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749409 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749409 Wed, 17 Feb 2027 00:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="" color="#FFFFFF">Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749423 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749423 Tue, 16 Mar 2027 23:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="" color="#FFFFFF">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749436 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749436 Tue, 13 Apr 2027 23:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="" color="#FFFFFF">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749451 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749451 Tue, 11 May 2027 23:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="" color="#FFFFFF">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749453 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749453