Candidate Support by School Districts

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Many school districts are supporting teachers through the process for becoming a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT). Below is a compilation of information gathered from district surveys, statewide resources, and reports from teachers and support providers. Much of this information is subject to contract negotiations between districts and teachers' unions, which may change from year to year. Please contact your district for the most current information. If your district is not listed below, it may still offer assistance. Please send any updated information to Juliet Barbero at jbarbero@cde.ca.gov.

District	County	Candidate Fee Support	Other Support	NBCT Incentives
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District (ESD)	Santa Clara	$650	None	None
Anaheim City School District	Los Angeles	None	Support program	None
Aspire Public Schools	San Mateo	100%	Release days, technical support	Annual: $2,000
Baldwin Park Unified (USD)	Los Angeles	None	None	Annual: $1,000
Bear Valley USD	San Bernardino	$1,000	Coaching support, release time, and video help	$2,000 for five years NB process counts for district's teacher evaluation process
Belmont Redwood Shores School District	San Mateo	None	None	Annual: $2,500
Berkeley USD	Alameda	None	None	Fee reimbursement and annual $1,500 to the first 20 NBCT's
Black Oak Mine USD	El Dorado	None	None	None
Buena Park ESD	Orange	None	Support program, video assistance, release time	Reimbursement of fees not covered by grants or scholarships
Butteville Union ESD	Siskiyou	None	None	$1,000 stipend
Cambrian ESD (San Jose)	Santa Clara	None	None	Annual: $2,000
Capistrano USD	Orange	None	Release time, video support	10 units of advancement credit on salary schedule
Carlsbad USD	San Diego	None	None	NBCTs move to the far right of the pay scale
Ceres USD	Stanislaus	None	None	50% reimbursement of fees
Chaffey Joint Union High School District (UHSD)	San Bernardino	$2,300	None	None
Charter Oak USD	Los Angeles	None	None	Annual: $800
Chula Vista	San Diego	Up to $1,300 and up to 3 retake fees	One release day, monthly meetings, video support	None
Clovis USD	Fresno	None	None	Annual: $500 for four years
Coachella Valley USD	Riverside	$2,000 for up to ten candidates	Five release days	None
Coast Unified	San Luis Obispo	$500	Release days and support meetings	None
Cupertino USD	Santa Clara	None	None	$1,000 fee reimbursement Annual: equivalent to a Master's stipend
Davis Joint USD	Yolo	None	$100 for materials, five release days ,and professional development (PD) credit for support meetings	None
Eastside USD	Santa Clara	$2,000	Release time, video help, and meetings	Incentives for coaching candidates
Escondido ESD	San Diego		Support group	None
Escondido Union HSD	San Diego	$1,000	Three release days	Annual: $1,000
Fairfield-Suisun USD	Solano	Will pay retake fees for candidates.	Support program, fee support, video assistance, release time	Annual: Equivalent to Master's stipend
Folsom-Cordova USD	Sacramento	None	Coaching support	None
Fontana USD	San Bernardino	None	Support group	None
Fresno USD	Fresno	None	None	Annual: $1,000 only if active
Glendale USD	Los Angeles	$1,000 loan	Support provided on individual basis	Annual: $2,500 for additional 50 hours worked
Hawthorne SD	Los Angeles	$1,000 loan	Release time	None
Hemet USD	Riverside	None	None	Annual: $700
Hillsborough City SD	San Mateo	50% of fee	None	50% of fee reimbursed and Annual: $750
Hueneme ESD	Ventura	None	None	Additional 5% (Step 1, Column III) on salary schedule. Increase continues through 10-year period that the certificate is valid.
Kerman USD	Fresno	$2,300	Release time	None
Lake Tahoe USD	El Dorado	Fee support	Release time and sample portfolios	None
Las Lomitas ESD	San Mateo	100%	Release time	Annual: about $1,800
Long Beach USD	Los Angeles	$2,300 for completed pre-candidacy	Support program, two release days	5% salary increase additional 5% for providing 60 hours of PD
Los Angeles USD	Los Angeles	None	Support network provides comprehensive programs for all candidates seeking certification.	7.5% salary increase additional 7.5% for 92 hours of PD
Manhattan Beach USD	Los Angeles	$2,000 for up to ten candidates	Five release days, four training days, and video support	Annual: $1,000 for four years
Menlo Park City Schools	San Mateo	None	None	Annual: $2,600
Moreland ESD	Santa Clara	None	None	Annual: $2,000 (equivalent to a Master's degree)
Mountain View	Los Angeles	Fee support	One release day	None
Mountain View - Los Altos USD	Santa Clara	Fee support	Three days release time	Annual: Same as Master's stipend and four units credit on salary schedule for completed process
Mt. Diablo	Contra Costa	None	Support program, release days, and copying support	Annual: Same as a Master's stipend
New Haven USD	Alameda	$1,000	Support program, one day release time	Annual: $750
Newport-Mesa USD	Orange	None	Support program	2% salary increase
Oak Grove ESD	Santa Clara	None	None	Annual: $2,000
Oakland USD	Alameda	None	Support program (510-879-8914)	Annual: $1,000
Oceanside USD	San Diego	100%	None	Annual: 6% of base salary
Orange USD	Orange	$1,000	Video support	Annual: $1,000 and Board of Education maintains a plaque with NBCT names
Pajaro Valley USD	Santa Cruz	100%	Professional Development Leave	None
Palo Alto USD	Santa Clara	None	Videographer, two release days, four units PD credit	None
Pasadena USD	Los Angeles	None	Support program	Annual: $2,500
Patterson USD	Stanislaus	$1,000	Support program	Annual: $1,000
Petaluma ESD	Sonoma	None	10 release days and monthly meetings	Annual: $1,098
Petaluma HSD	Sonoma	None	10 release days and monthly meetings	Annual: $1,098
Piedmont USD	Alameda	None	None	Annual: $500
Placentia-Yorba Linda USD	Orange	$1,000 fee support reimbursement $1,000 upon certification	None	Annual: $500
Pomona USD	Los Angeles	None	None	3.5% salary increase. Additional 10% salary for specially designed positions.
Poway USD	San Diego	100%	Full retake funding	Annual: $1,000 for ten years
Redding ESD	Shasta	None	None	$1,800 Master's stipend
Redwood City ESD	San Mateo	None	None	$1,000 fee reimbursed Annual: $1,000
Rio Dell ESD	Humboldt	$1,000	Video support	None
San Carlos ESD	San Mateo	100% reimbursement	None	Annual: $1,837
San Diego City Schools	San Diego	Up to $2,000	Coaching support	None
San Francisco USD	San Francisco	None	Support program	Annual: $5,000
San Jose USD	Santa Clara	None	None	Annual: about $2,223 (equivalent to a one-year "bump" on pay scale)
San Juan USD	Sacramento	None	Support meetings	300 continuing education hours
Santa Clara USD	Santa Clara	None	None	Annual: $1,443
Santa Monica-Malibu USD	Los Angeles	100% reimbursement	Two release days, support from current NBCT, up to $100 materials reimbursement	Annual: $5,000 for the duration of certificate, teacher must provide 20 hours of professional development.
Santa Paula ESD	Ventura	50%	Two fee subsidies per five-year period	Annual: $2,500
Santa Rosa City Schools	Sonoma	None	Monthly support meetings	Annual: $2,500
Saugus USD	Los Angeles	100% reimbursement if passed	None	Annual: $500
Sequoia Union HSD	San Mateo	None	Release time and technical support	Annual: $1,200
Sierra Sands USD	Kern	None	Release time and video help	None
Snowline Joint USD	San Bernardino	None	Three release days	None
Sonoma Valley USD	Sonoma	None	None	Annual: $600 for the period of certification
Tamalpais Union HSD	Marin	None	None	Annual: $1,000 for five years and additional stipend for mentoring.
Torrance USD	Los Angeles	None	Support meetings, video support	None
Tracy USD	San Joaquin	Stipend	None	None
Tustin USD	Orange	None	None	One-time $5,000 award upon completion and passing of NB certification.
Twin Rivers USD	Sacramento	None	Support program	Annual: $2,600
Walnut Valley USD	Los Angeles	None	None	2% salary increase
West Contra Costa	Contra Costa	None	Support program	Annual: $1,000
Wheatland Schools	Yuba	$1,000	Release time	None
Whittier UHSD	Los Angeles	Fee support	Support programs	Annual: $2,000
Willits USD	Mendocino	Fee support	Release days	None
Yuba City School District	Yuba	None	None	Annual: $1,000

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