Arkansas

Arkansas Candidate Financial Support

Arkansas 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 and the Arkansas Department of Education . Please read the information below for specific details, deadlines, and contact information.

Funding Available
Please click here to go to your states National Board page for details on candidate funding, or contact your Candidate Subsidy Administrator.

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

This page reflects the most recent information available to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at the time of posting. Incentives listed below are offered at the discretion of the individual local agencies or contracts and are subject to change. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is not responsible for the accuracy of the information found herein. Please contact the appropriate local or state agency directly to confirm the incentives listed and contact us with any updates at outreach@nbpts.org.

• As of the 2005-2006 school year, Act 1803 of 2003 provides a bonus of $5,000.  A bonus is paid annually to any NBCT in Arkansas who continues to be employed in accordance with legislative provisions governing bonus eligibility (currently up to ten years). 
• Act 1060 of 2001 as amended by Act 1803 of 2003 authorizes the Department to pay for three days of release time for teachers seeking certification and who have been chosen for the state support program.  
• The state of Arkansas will award its standard Arkansas teaching license to any person who holds National Board Certification upon completion of a successful application and criminal background check.  In addition, National Board Certification, in an area compatible with the teaching assignment, identifies a teacher as "highly qualified" under the state plan submitted to the U.S. Department of Education in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known as "No Child Left Behind."
• The state of Arkansas has signed the 2005-2010 NASDTEC Interstate Contract and will award their highest level certificate to any person who has obtained National Board Certification in an area corresponding to that for which certification is sought, provided the applicant also holds a comparable and valid certificate issued by any Member state and has complied with any requirements of the receiving state regarding experience, degrees held, citizenship, and moral, ethical, physical, and mental fitness and completion of any post-baccalaureate study required by the receiving Member.

It is possible that your school district or local businesses may officer financial support and/or incentives for National Board Certification. Please check your school, your school district’s Web site or your state program administrator for more information. If you work for a school district and would like to provide local incentive information on this page, you can e-mail the details to us. Contact Us now.