Maine

Maine Candidate Financial Support

Maine is pleased to announce that funding is available to help offset the cost of the assessment fee. This funding is made possible through a Federal Subsidy grant from the United States Department of Education and the state of Maine. Please read the information below for specific details, deadlines and contact information.

Funding Available
Please click here to go to your states National Board page for details on candidate funding, or contact your Candidate Subsidy Administrator.

Several organizations provide scholarship support to candidates pursuing National Board Certification. For more information, visit the Scholarship page.

This page reflects the most recent information available to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at the time of posting. Incentives listed below are offered at the discretion of the individual local agencies or contracts and are subject to change. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is not responsible for the accuracy of the information found herein. Please contact the appropriate local or state agency directly to confirm the incentives listed and contact us with any updates at outreach@nbpts.org.

Support for National Board Candidates includes:
• The Maine Education Association provides a formal support program for National Board candidates. This program consists of a series of Saturday workshops led by National Board Certified Teachers. For more information please go to: Maine Candidate Support Program 
• Additionally, the Maine Education Association has a list of trained candidate support providers who have agreed to answer questions and may be willing to work with individuals as they go through the process.

Support for National Board Certified Teachers includes:
• Incentives available to NBCT’s in Maine include an annual stipend of $3000 to any NBCT who teaches in their area of certification and for the life of his or her contract.

• The state of Maine has signed the 2005-2010 NASDTEC Interstate Contract and will award their highest level   certificate to any person who has obtained National Board Certification in an area corresponding to that for which certification is sought, provided the applicant also holds a comparable and valid certificate issued by any Member state and has complied with any requirements of the receiving state regarding experience, degrees held, citizenship, and moral, ethical, physical, and mental fitness, and completion of any post-baccalaureate study   required by the receiving Member.

Review a list of school districts in this state that offer support and/or incentives for candidates and National Board Certified Teachers.  It is possible that your school district or local businesses offers support not included in the above link.   Check with your school, your school district’s Web site or your state program administrator for more information.

If you are aware of local incentives supporting National Board Certification in your school district please Contact Us.  Include complete contact details so that we can reach you to verify the information.