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State of National Board in South Carolina

The SC legislature passed provisos 1A.1 and 1A.43.  The following is provided for information concerning supplements.

  • The salary supplement continues at the $7500 level for anyone who has been certified or completed the application process (as an initial candidate) prior to July 1, 2010.
  • Beginning with the 2009 applicants, the supplement shall be paid in the year following the year of achieving certification.  For example, if a person applied during the calendar year 2009 and received certification in the fall of 2010, their supplement will not begin until the current (2011-12) school year.
  • If an NBCT enters into a renewal cycle (in their 8th or 9th year of certification), they will receive a 2nd ten year salary supplement (at the $7500 level), if the NB process was initially started prior to July 1, 2010.  The July 1, 2010 deadline refers to their initial application to NB. 
  • If an NBCT waits until their 9th year of certification to begin the renewal process, they could see a lapse in their NB supplement.  NBCTs are encouraged to begin the renewal process in their 8th year of certification.
  • If a person applies after July 1, 2010, and is certified by the National Board, they will receive a $5000 salary supplement in the year of achieving certification, not to exceed 10 years of the national certificate.

CERRA is here to help you become a NBCT

The Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, & Advancement manages the Federal Subsidy Grant process for National Board and provides on-going candidate support through its statewide system of district liaisons. The Federal Subsidy Grant provides finanacial assistance to initial candidates who are interested in going through the National Board process.

For more information about Federal Subsidy, including eligibility requirements and step-by-step instructions to apply, click here.  Thanks to an anonymous donor, National Board is also offering a Friends of SC Scholarship, which can be combined with Federal Subsidy Funds.  For more information about this scholarship, including eligibility requirements and step-by-step directions visit www.nbpts.org/become_a_candidate/fees_financial_support/scholarships.

Federal Subsidy Grant funds and the Friends of SC Scholarship are available to the first 450 SC public school teachers who apply and meet the requirements.

SC Proviso 1A.47 limits the number of new National Board candidates eligible for the $5,000 supplement to 900 in fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012).

For more information about Candidate Support Workshops, click here.

 

Contacts at CERRA

Jenna Hallman
Program Director
hallmanj@cerra.org
800-476-2387 x6412

Katie Gibson
SC NB Loan Manager
gibsonk@winthrop.edu
800-476-2387 x6414