District of Columbia

Washington DC Candidate Financial Support

The District of Columbia 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. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) – Educator Licensure and Accreditation unit oversees the distribution of the Federal Subsidy. Please read the information below for specific details, deadlines and contact information.

Please click here for information about 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.

Teachers working in the District of Columbia are eligible to receive six recertification credits (equivalent to six semester hours/90 clock hours) towards the renewal of their state license upon completion of the National Board Certification process, regardless of the outcome.  Evidence of completion requires the following: submission of scorable entries for all four portfolios, and the six assessment center exercises.  NBPTS confirmation of completion of the entries and assessment center exercises must be included with the licensure renewal application.  Entries and exercises must have been completed within the four (Regular II license holders) or five year period (Standard and Professional license holders) prior to the submission of a renewal application. 
 
As part of the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement that governs the rules for interstate reciprocity, OSSE will award a full license with no deficiencies to any candidate who has obtained National Board Certification in the area directly corresponding to the licensure subject area sought.  This is provided that the candidate also:

1. Holds a comparable and valid license issued by any member state/jurisdiction in the interstate agreement, and
2. Has complied with all requirements of the receiving jurisdiction regarding professional teaching/educational experience.
 

It is possible that your school district or local businesses may offer 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, please Contact Us.