State Financial Incentives for National Board Certification

State

Compensation for Board Certification

Connection to State Licensure

Support for Board

Certification Fees

Toward obtaining and renewing a Master

Teacher Certificate (top tier)

$5,000 annual stipend; additional $5,000

to NBCTs in certain subject areas in

eligible schools

Toward obtaining and/or renewing a

Professional Educator Certificate

Scholarships available from the

state to teachers who commit

to complete all four

components.

NBCTs who certify after 2018 receive,

annually: $2,500 if they do not teach in a

high-poverty school (for 5 years); $5,000 if

they teach in a high-poverty school not

located in a high-poverty district (5 years);

$10,000 if they teach in a high-poverty

school in a high-poverty district (10 years)

Toward professional development

requirements (renewal)

Master Professional Educator

designation after successfully achieving

certification.

Reimbursement of one

component may be available

for initial candidates from the

Division of Elementary and

Secondary Education.

Toward obtaining and/or renewing a

standard (professional) certificate

Scholarships available through

the Arizona K12 Center

California provides a $25,000 incentive

award for NBCTs who teach in high-

priority schools–schools with 55% or more

of pupils classified as an English learner or

foster youth, or eligible for free or

reduced-price meal. The incentive is paid

in $5,000 installments for five years.

Toward obtaining a Clear Single Subject

Teaching Credential (top tier)

A teacher who initiates the

process of pursuing Board-

certification when teaching at a

high-priority school is eligible

to receive a subsidy of $2,500

to cover the certification fee.

Colorado stipend is currently unfunded

Toward obtaining a Professional Teacher

License or Master Teacher Certificate

Toward continuing education

requirements (renewal)

12% salary supplement

Toward obtaining and renewing an

Advanced License (top tier)

Toward obtaining and/or renewing a

Professional Certification

Toward obtaining and renewing an

Advanced Professional Certificate (top-

tier) or obtaining and renewing a

Professional Certificate

$5,000 annual stipend; additional $5000

for NBCTs in high-need schools

Toward obtaining an Advanced

Certificate (top tier)

Reimbursement is available

statewide

$2,500 annual stipend (term of 10 years)

Toward renewal credits of either a

Standard (professional) or Master (top

tier) license.

First-time candidates

subsidized for up to one-half

the fee

$2,000 annually (for 5 years)

$3,000 one-time stipend for NBCTs in

designated rural and remote areas. NBCTs

in certain hard-to-staff schools can earn a

$4,000.00 per year retention incentive for

two consecutive years.

Toward a National Board endorsement

on a professional license and toward

license renewal

Eligible teachers can receive a

subsidy from the state to cover

initial certification, retake, and

MOC costs.

Toward professionalizing a license

(converts to a 10-year license) or

renewing a practitioner (professional) or

accomplished (top-tier) license

$1,000 annual stipend

Toward obtaining and renewing an

Accomplished Teaching License (top

tier)

First-time candidates

subsidized up to $1,100.

Renewal candidates subsidized

$500

$2,000 annual stipend; Board-certification

is a path to a Rank I or Rank II Certificate.

One path to Rank I or Rank II Certificate.

Toward a National Board endorsement

Toward obtaining/renewing a

Professional License

NBCTs receive a $10,000 salary increase if

they are actively teaching in Maryland

public schools. Teachers staying or moving

to a low performing school will receive an

additional $7,000 salary increase.

Toward obtaining Advanced Professional

Certificate (top tier)

The state provides scholarships

to teachers pursuing Board

certification. Candidates must

repay if they don't complete

process

NBCTs receive a $3,000 annual stipend.

NBCTs employed in schools where at least

50% students qualify for free or reduced-

price lunch receive a $5,000 stipend.

Toward obtaining a Professional

Certificate and toward obtaining and

renewing a Master Certificate (top tier)

First-time candidates

subsidized the application fee

on a first come first-serve basis

State grants provide eligible NBCTs up to

$4,000. If an NBCT is in a Title I building,

they will receive up to $10,000.

Toward obtaining a Professional or

Advanced (top tier) license and toward

license renewal

Teachers in Title I buildings

pursuing NBC for the first time

may receive a financial award

from the state.

Toward renewal requirements

Toward obtaining a Career Continuous

Professional Certificate and toward

renewal

$6,000 annual stipend; additional $4,000

for NBCTs in 16 counties.

Toward renewal requirements

First time candidates are

reimbursed the assessment fee

upon completion of each

component

$2,500 annual stipend for NBCTs in high-

need schools and $1500 annual stipend for

other NBCTs; both stipends are contingent

on a district contribution of $500.

Toward obtaining a license and toward

renewing a Standard or Professional

license

NBCTs placed on salary schedule 12%

above base pay.

Toward renewing a Standard

Professional License 2 (professional)

First time candidates receive a

$1,900 loan to be repaid over

three years.

Teachers in certain high-need

schools can be reimbursed for

the cost of pursuing Board

Certification.

$1,000 annual stipend

Toward renewal requirements

First time candidates

subsidized half the application

fee for up to 7 candidates

NBCTs are eligible for a 10-year

Professional Teaching Certificate (top

tier)

Toward obtaining a Master Teacher

Certificate (top tier)

Annual 1.5 program unit stipend ~$9,362

Advances teacher to a Level 3 license

instead of completing a dossier or

master's degree

NMPED provides scholarships

to cover initial certification

costs, as appropriated by the

legislature.

5% annual salary increase

Toward renewal requirements

Toward renewing a professional

certificate.

The New York State Education

Department (NYSED) through

the Albert Shanker Grant

makes funding available to

support eligible New York State

public school teachers in the

following priority order of

funding:

-candidates seeking their first

National Board Certification, or

-retake of one component, or

-Maintenance of Certification

(MOC)

Toward obtaining a Lead Professional

Educator License (top tier)

Teachers who attain National Board

certification after June 30, 2013 are

eligible to receive the additional salary

increments set forth in the minimum

salary schedule.

Toward obtaining a traditional state

teaching credential (professional)

Candidates receive

scholarships of $1,300 and

additional $500 to cover other

expenses

Toward obtaining/renewing a

professional teaching license or a

distinguished teaching license (top tier)

Toward obtaining a Level II certification

(top tier) and toward professional

development credits

Toward obtaining an advanced

certificate

$5,000 salary supplement

Toward obtaining a professional

certificate and toward renewal

$2,000 annual stipend for at least 5 years

Toward obtaining or renewing a 10-year

license and toward renewal

Upon obtaining National Board

Certification, the state will

reimburse fees paid by the

teacher

Toward obtaining/renewing a

professional license

NBCTs in teaching roles will generate

between $3,000 and $9,000 in allotment

funding.

The Teacher Incentive

Allotment will reimburse

districts up to $1,900 for initial

certification and up to $495 for

MOC.

$2,000 annually for NBCTs in Title I

schools; $1,000 annually for NBCTs in

other schools

Toward obtaining and renewing a Level

3 license (top tier)

The state board may pay up to

the total cost for a teacher to

pursue or renew Board

Certification.

Initial $5,000 award; subsequent $2,500

annually

Toward obtaining and renewing a Level I

(initial) or level II (professional) license

$6,019 annual stipend. Additional $5,000

annually to NBCTs in high need schools

Teachers are eligible for 50 clock hours

upon completion of each component and

an additional 100 clock hours for MOC.

NBCTs are exempt from the 100 clock

hour renewal requirement.

A conditional loan from OSPI

funds $1,425 of the $1,900 fee

for beginning the National

Board Certification process.

$2,500 annual stipend after first year.

Additional $2,500 annually to NBCTs in

high need schools

Toward obtaining a Master Educator

license (top tier) and toward license

renewal

Those who certify may apply

for reimbursement of up to

$2,000 expenses

$3,500 annual stipend; additional $2,000

to NBCTs in low-performing schools

Toward obtaining a permanent

professional license

First-time candidates

reimbursed one half the fee at

enrollment, and the remainder

at completion. Those who

achieve are reimbursed up to

$600 for additional expenses

$4,000 annual stipend

Toward obtaining and renewing a

professional license.

Up to $950 available through

the WY National Board

Certification Initiative (WNBCI)

This page reflects the most recent information available to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at the time

of posting. The National Board is not responsible for the accuracy of the information found herein. Please contact your state

agency for current information.

June 2024

State funds for fee support and stipends are typically subject to annual appropriations and may be prorated if there are limited funds