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Dear Texas NCED Certificate Holder, We have some exciting news for our certificate holders living in Texas! The Board of the Texas Professional Educational Diagnosticians (TPED) association is offering our Texas NCED certificate holders the opportunity to become...

Upcoming NCED Examinations
Registration is now open for the MARCH 23, 2024 IRVING, TEXAS and the April 4, 2024 WHIPPANY, NEW JERSEY administration of the NCED exam.

Seeking TPED Members
The NCED Board of Directors has formed an Exam Committee which is working to revise the current NCED examination. We are seeking individuals who have shown proficiency in multiple areas of competencies as determined by their State Board of Education and/or...

Welcoming our new Secretary: Danielle Frith
Danielle spent 14 years in the PK-12 public school sector, as a classroom teacher for five years and a Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant (LDT-C) for nine years, prior to transitioning to higher education, where she is currently a full-time specialist professor...

Introducing our Professional Development Chair: Summer Koltonski
Dr. Summer Koltonski is an assistant professor of Education Studies at Stephen F. Austin State University where she teaches undergraduate courses on teaching exceptional children and graduate assessment courses. Summer earned her B.S. in Kinesiology and M.Ed. in...

Membership Renewal
It is time to RENEW your NCED membership for the 2023-2024 Year! Our membership year begins on July 1st so you can log in and pay your dues for 2023-2024 today. When paying your dues, we encourage you to check your profile and update your contact information. Here are...

I take pleasure in announcing the following 2023-2024 NCED Board of Directors: • President: Cindy Simpson, Ph.D. • Vice President: Michelle Norwood, M.Ed. • Treasurer: Georgene Moon, M.Ed. • Secretary: Danielle M. Frith, M.A., ABD • Certificate Holder Chair: Becky...

NCED at TEDA
Thank you to everyone that stopped by the NCED table at the TEDA conference to say hello and pick up your NCED ribbons. We enjoyed seeing old friends and meeting our newest NCED certificate holders. It was also a privilege to see so many of our NCED certificate...

Director Nominations
Become a NCED Director! If you are Interested in serving as a Director on the NCED Board now is the time to send in your application. We will be accepting applications until April 29, 2023. The requirements to serve on the Board are as follows: (1) Hold the NCED...

Happy Educational Diagnostician’s week!
In Texas this week we celebrate Educational Diagnostician's Week. Our appreciation to educational diagnosticians for their service extends beyond the Texas borders. May you all have a wonderful week and take time to reflect on the impact you have had on the students...