CA National Board Certified Teacher Incentive Program

Funding Description

The CA National Board Certified Teacher Incentive Program provides a $25,000 incentive award for California National Board-Certified Teachers (NBCTs) who teach in high-priority schools. This one-time incentive award of $25,000 is paid in $5,000 installments for five consecutive years. The annual payment shall be made upon completion of the school year, and upon approval of a district-certified application.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The California Department of Education (CDE) provides Local Education Agencies (LEA) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each National Board Certified teacher that agrees to teach at a high-priority school for five years. Awards granted shall be disbursed in annual payments of five thousand dollars ($5,000) over a five-year period. The annual payment shall be made upon completion of the school year to the LEA. The LEA will disburse each payment to the district-certified and approved applicant.
Other Eligibility Considerations	For additional eligibility criteria, please refer to the authorizing statute.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Funding is authorized by Assembly Bill 130 Education Trailer Bill (commencing with Section 22) and added to Chapter 2 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6271 / 8590
Total Available	$225,000,000
Recipient Amount	$25,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Cohort 1 began in FY 2021-22. Funding from FY 2021-22 will also support future cohorts.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	January 3, 2022
Due Date	February 28, 2022
Expected Notification Date	June 1, 2022

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	NBCT Certification Incentive Program Information [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/npbtsprograminfo.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Funding Results, FY 2021-22 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r12/nbctresult.asp]
Other	The application is closed.

Contacts

Program	Susan Olsen, 916-445-4809, NBCT@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Kathryn Slaven, 916-319-0270, NBCT@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence & Equity Division, 916-445-7331