National Board Fees and Reimbursement
National Board Fee Reimbursement through TIA
The Teacher Incentive Allotment will reimburse districts up to $1,900 for initial certification, up to $1,250 for renewal and up to $495 for Maintenance of Certification (MOC). Fees are eligible if the certification or recertification was achieved following the passage of House Bill 3 in summer 2019.
Districts may apply for fee reimbursement through TIA for NBCTs who certified or recertified in 2019 or later. Districts must provide documentation of fees paid directly to the National Board and/or reimbursed to the NBCT. The annual reimbursement request window runs from January 1-March 31.
2024 National Board Fee Reimbursement
2024 TIA National Board Fee Reimbursement Request Form
National Board Fee Reimbursement Assurances
Template for Texas NBCT Email to School District
Texas NBCT Sample Email to School District
NBCT Designations and Allotment Funding Timeline
Hiring and Employing Designated Teachers for LEAs without a local designation system
Cost of National Board Certification
The initial cost for each of the four components is $475, with the total cost for the initial attempt of all four components being $1,900. Retake attempts require an additional fee. For each assessment cycle in which a teacher plans to take components, a $75 nonrefundable and nontransferable registration fee is required and must be paid before purchasing a component.
For teachers who were certified in 2017 or later, National Board Certification is active for a period of five years. Prior to 2017, certification lasted up to 10 years. Current National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) nearing their certification expiration date can renew their certification for a period of 10 years. The fee for renewal is $1,250. However, starting in 2021, the National Board will no longer extend certificates through the current 10-year renewal process. Instead, it will extend certification through its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process. Successfully meeting MOC requirements will extend an NBCT’s certificate by five years from their current certificate’s expiration date. The MOC will cost $495 plus a $75 registration fee.
Hiring and Employing Designated Teachers for LEAs without a local designation system