Wisconsin

Wisconsin Candidate Financial Support

Wisconsin 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. Please read the information below for specific details, deadlines and contact information.

Funding Available - First-Time Candidates State Funding
Teachers who achieve National Board Certification may apply to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for reimbursement of up to $2,000 for expenses they incurred during the process of becoming NBPTS certified within the first year of their certification as long as they are either employed as teachers in Wisconsin public schools and licensed by the state superintendent, or employed as a teacher in a private school located in Wisconsin.  For more details visit The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Funding Available - First-Time Candidates Federal Funding
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction utilizes NBPTS Candidate Subsidy funds to defray up to one-half of the $2500 NBPTS Certification Fee. Deadline to apply: December 15, 2008.

Funding Available Retake Candidates
If candidate subsidy funds are available, retake candidates who have not received prior subsidy funds, may be eligible to receive funds for up to two exercises.

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

• National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) who have received reimbursement for certification expenses and meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for a $2,500 annual grant in each of the subsequent nine years of the effective dates of their NBPTS Certificate:
  • Maintain their certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
  • Maintain their state license as a teacher and remain employed as a teacher in this state
  • Remain employed as a teacher in a private school located in this state 

• Under new state teacher licensure rules, NBCTs may apply for the Wisconsin Master Educator license in their certification field if they have completed an approved teacher preparation program in the field. The license is valid for 10 years. Completion of the certification process, regardless of certification, substitutes for the Wisconsin Teacher License Renewal requirements.  
  NBCTs from out of state applying for a Wisconsin teaching license will not meet all the statutory requirements and will be issued a 5-year Professional Educator with a stipulations license accompanied by a list of stipulations that must be resolved prior to receiving a regular license. When the stipulations are resolved, the NBCT new to Wisconsin can apply for the Master Educator license.
  

Please click here for 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.