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National Board Certification

To be eligible for the supplement, National Board Certified Teachers must maintain a valid National Board Certificate, and be employed in a supplement eligible position (non-administrative, school-based position).  NBC supplements are adjusted on a pro rata basis for the teacher’s FTE and days employed.  There are four groups of National Board Certified Teachers (see below). Groups are determined by the National Board Candidates initial date of application to the National Board.

Group 1:

  • Made an initial application to NBPTS prior to July 1, 2010
  • Eligible for the supplement at the $5,000 level for the length of their national five-year Maintenance of Certification [MOC] certificate(s)

Group 2:

  • Made an initial application to NBPTS between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2018
  • Eligible for the supplement at the $5,000 level for the length of their national certificate(s) (certificates could be five or ten years depending on whether the educator earned a ten or a five year certificate from NBPTS) 

Group 3:

  • Made an initial application to NBPTS between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2021, and certified in fall 2018, 2019, or 2020
  • Eligible for the supplement at the $5,000 level for the remainder of their national certificate (all certificates will be five years in length)
  • SCDE will not provide payment for past years in which they were not eligible for the supplement (FY19, FY20, FY21)
  • Can complete the MOC process and continue to receive the supplement at the $5,000 level

Group 4:

  • Made an initial application after July 1, 2021
  • Eligible for the supplement at the $5,000 level for the length of their national certificate(s)
NOTES:
  1. No National Board loans will be processed or funding provided by the state of South Carolina.
  2. The salary supplement shall be adjusted on a pro rata basis for the teacher’s FTE or days employed and paid to the teacher in accordance with the district’s payroll procedure.
  3. Any teacher, who achieves certification, receives the full supplement to which they are entitled. Please note that in some cases the funding will expire before the paper certificate expires.
  4. If a NB candidate waits until their final year of their certificate to complete MOC, they could see a lapse in their NB supplement.  Educators are encouraged to begin the MOC process a year in advance.


Please contact Melanie Cooper at mcooper@ed.sc.gov if you have additional questions.

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