National Board Certification Incentive. The Board will reimburse each teacher up to $1,000 or fifty (50) percent of the total tuition cost, whichever is less, upon successful completion of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) program and attainment of the master teacher certificate. Any teacher who holds a master teaching certificate as a result of completing the NBPTS process shall receive an additional annual payment of $750 so long as the master teaching certificate is maintained.
National Board Certification Incentive.
1. The National Board Certification Incentive of $2,800.00 or the National Board Certification Incentive of moving to the Master's + 45 column of the salary schedule will be eliminated for all Bargaining Unit Members who have not achieved National Board Certification. Bargaining Unit Members who already achieved National Board Certification in accordance with Subparagraph 1 herein on or before June 30, 2016, will be allowed to continue to receive the National Board Certification Incentive compensation or maintain their placement on the Master's + 45 column of the salary schedule so long as they maintain their National Board Certification in accordance with the requirements of the National Board. Should a Bargaining Unit Member who was placed as a result of the National Board Certification Incentive on the Master's + 45 column fail to maintain their National Board Certification in accordance with the requirements of the National Board, then in that event, the Bargaining Unit Member would revert back to the appropriate column on the salary schedule that would no longer reflect the National Board Certification Incentive.
National Board Certification Incentive. 4.6.11.1 Teachers who obtain their National Board Certification shall receive a $1,000 yearly stipend for each year the certification is valid.
National Board Certification Incentive. 1. Bargaining unit members are encouraged to become certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (herein “National Board Certification”).
a. Employees who successfully complete National Board Certification and provide appropriate evidence thereof to the District Administration will be entitled to a one time payment of $2,500 or $500 for five (5) consecutive years.
National Board Certification Incentive. A teacher who undergoes and completes National Broad Certification (offered by National Board For Professional Teaching Standards) shall, upon the completion of one (1) full school-calendar year of service following such certification, be reimbursed for 50% of the such certification costs (tuition, books, testing fees). Also, a Teacher who has at least one year of AEBSD service credit and who holds or obtains National Board Certification, shall receive a salary addition to the regular contract in the amount of 4% of the present base teacher salary for each subsequent year of service while holding such certification.
National Board Certification Incentive. The District will allocate $5,000 annually to encourage employee participation in the National Board Certification Program. The $5,000 will be distributed on a first come first served basis as follows:
a. The District will pay $500 toward tuition to Pacific Lutheran University during the first year of an employee’s National Board Certification program.
b. Additionally, from the $5,000, the District will pay an employee $500 upon verification to the District of the employee’s receipt of National Board Certification test results. Teachers may apply for this National Board Certification Incentive one time only.
National Board Certification Incentive. Teachers will be offered a one- time incentive of $1,200 for achieving National Board Certification in addition to any other incentive received.
