National Board Incentives in California
Many school districts in California offer National Board candidates subsidies and support, and offer those who achieve National Board Certification awards, salary increases, and access to other professional opportunities. These locally negotiated incentives encourage teachers to apply for National Board Certification and recognize accomplished teachers who have demonstrated that their teaching practice meets the rigorous professional standards defined by the National Board. The following descriptions of local incentive programs were compiled from reports by teachers in the Bay Area and from the NBPTS website.
| Candidates | National Board Certified Teachers | |||
| Fee subsidy | Other support | Award | Other incentives | |
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California |
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| State of California | $1000 by application | One-time: $10,000 | Annual: $5000 for 4 years for teachers in low-performing schools | |
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Alameda |
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| Berkeley USD | Reimburses fee | |||
| New Haven USD (Union City) |
$1000 | Support program, release time | Annual: $600 (00-01) $650 (01-02) |
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| Oakland USD | $500 | Videotaping assistance | ||
| Piedmont City SD | Annual: $500 | |||
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Fresno |
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| Clovis USD | Annual: $500 (for 4 years) | |||
| Fresno USD | Annual: $1000 (double the PhD stipend) | |||
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Los Angeles |
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| Claremont USD | $2300 | Release day, support program, technical support | Annual: equivalent to one step on salary schedule | |
| Glendale USD | One-time: $7000 | |||
| Long Beach USD | Support program | 5% salary increase | Additional 5% salary increase for 60 hours as master teachers | |
| Los Angeles USD | 15% salary increase | |||
| Walnut Valley USD | 100% upon completion | |||
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Marin |
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| Tamalpais UHSD | $2000 $300 from union |
2 release days, technical support (e.g., videos), pays one re-submit fee | Annual: $1000 (for 5 years) | Additional pay to serve as mentors for candidates |
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Orange |
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| Newport-Mesa USD | Support program | |||
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San Diego |
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| Poway USD | 100% for 32 teachers/year | Annual: $1000 | ||
| San Diego Schools | 50% | 1 release day, videotaping support | Annual: $4312 for service as mentor teachers | |
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San Francisco |
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| San Francisco USD | Support program | Annual: $5000 (for life of certification) | ||
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San Mateo |
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| Aspire Public Schools (charter) | 100% | Release days, technical support | Annual: $2000 | |
| Hillsborough City SD | 100% | Release days | Annual: $750 | |
| Las Lomitas ESD (Menlo Park) |
Annual: about $1500 (on top of a Master's; equivalent to Doctoral or second Master's) | |||
| Menlo Park City SD | Annual: $2600 | |||
| Redwood City ESD | Annual: $1000 | |||
| San Carlos ESD | 100% reimbursement | Annual: $1564 (for life of certification) | ||
| Sequoia UHSD | 1 release day, mentoring support | |||
| Woodside ESD | 50% | Annual: $1500 (forever) Reimburses 50% of fee |
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Santa Clara |
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| Alum Rock Union ESD (San Jose) |
$650 | |||
| Cambrian ESD (San Jose) |
100% | Negotiating adding NBC to the salary schedule | ||
| Eastside USD (San Jose) |
75% | |||
| Mountain View-Los Altos HSD |
fee support | Annual: $1375 (in addition to Master's or Doctoral stipend), units credit on salary schedule | ||
| Moreland ESD (San Jose) |
$2000 | Pays resubmit fee for 1 assessment entry | Annual: $1689 (equivalent to a master's degree) | |
| Palo Alto USD | Videographer, 2 release days, 4 units PD credit | Annual: $2000 (after initial year of certification) | ||
| Santa Clara USD | $2000 (through Intel) | Release days | ||
| San Jose USD | Annual: about $2100 (equivalent to 1-year "bump" on pay scale) | |||
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Sonoma |
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| Petaluma City Schools | One-time: $1,098 | |||
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Ventura |
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| Santa Paula ESD | 50% | 2 fee subsidies per five-year period | Annual: $2500 Reimburses 50% of fee |
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