National Board Certification for Teachers. 1. Any teacher who volunteers to participate in the National Board Certification Program (NBCP) will have the cost of the program paid by the district. Teachers will be reimbursed for the registration fee and initial fees for Components 1-4 upon written request to the Superintendent.
National Board Certification for Teachers. The District shall provide a stipend of one thousand eight hundred ($1800) dollars for any teacher who receives National Board Certification for the period of ten (10) years from when the member receives certification.
National Board Certification for Teachers. In order to qualify for such support, the employee must be an NBCPT accepted candidate. The District shall provide up to two (2) days of release time for up to eight (8) participants per year for NBCPT portfolio preparation. Request for release time shall be made after September 1st and by October 31st of each year. Requests should be submitted to the Director of Human Resources. In the event that there are more requests than release days available, NBCT release time will be prioritized in the following manner:
National Board Certification for Teachers. The District will support the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards by providing a total of $7,500 per year toward NBCPT application fees. In order to qualify for such support, the employee must be an NBCPT accepted candidate. Applications for District support shall be accepted on an ongoing basis to establish a priority list by date of request. In addition, the District will provide up to two (2) days of release time for up to six participants per year for NBCPT portfolio preparation. Beginning with the 2011-12 school year, the district will no longer provide the $7,500 per year toward NBCPT application fees. However up to two (2) days of release time for up to six participants per year for NBCPT portfolio preparation will continue.
National Board Certification for Teachers. Teachers who achieve and maintain National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) will receive an additional $500 per year. Part-time NBPTS Teachers will receive a pro-rata amount of this stipend. National Certification for Speech-Language Pathologists Full-time Speech-Language Pathologists who achieve and maintain National Certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association will receive an additional $300 per year. Part-time Speech-Language Pathologists with National Certification will receive a pro- rata amount of this stipend. National Certification for School Psychologists Full-time School Psychologists who achieve and maintain National Certification from the National Association of School Psychologists will receive an additional $300 per year. Part- time School Psychologists with National Certification will receive a pro-rata amount of this stipend. National Certification for School Counselors Full-time School Counselors who achieve and maintain National Certification from the National Board for Certified Counselors will receive an additional $300 per year. Part-time School Counselors with National Certification will receive a pro-rata amount of this stipend. National Certification for Occupational Therapists Full-time Occupational Therapists who achieve and maintain National Certification from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) will receive an additional $300 per year. Part-time Occupational Therapists with National Certification will receive a pro-rata amount of this stipend. National Certification for Licensed School Nurses. Full-time School Nurses who achieve and maintain National Certification from the National Board for Certification of School Nurses (NBCSN) will receive an additional $300 per year. Part-time School Nurses with National Certification will receive a pro-rata amount of this stipend. National Certification for Licensed Social Workers. Full-time Social Workers who achieve and maintain National Certification from the National Board for Certification of Social Workers (NASW) will receive an additional $300 per year. Part-time Social Workers with National Certification will receive a pro-rata amount of this stipend.
