The Stanford support program for National Board candidates is funded by a generous grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation . Participants may attend the support sessions without pre-enrollment and without fee. Attendance is open to any teacher who wants to attend.
Most participants are candidates and advanced candidates.
Pre-candidates sit in on support sessions to learn about the process and to learn from the experienced teachers in attendance. Administrators, academics, teacher preparation professors, and support providers from other programs also attend the meetings. The NBRC hosts monthly meetings , held on Saturday mornings at Stanford University. These meetings usually begin in a large group session that addresses issues that all the candidates are facing or will face. This is followed by small group sessions, organized by certificate area, that meet the specific needs of candidates.