Wyoming

Wyoming Candidate Financial Support

Wyoming 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 Wyoming Legislature and private funding partners. 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.

For the 2008-2010 biennium, the Wyoming Department of Education budget includes program support in the amount of $656,000.  This support is provided through the Wyoming National Board Certification Initiative.

In the 2007 Legislative session, a bonus of $4000 per year for the life of the certificate was approved for National Board Certified teachers.

The state of Wyoming has signed the 2005-2010 NASDTEC Interstate Contract and will assess educators for certification based upon their current National Board Certification.  The corresponding endorsement can be issued without testing requirements.

Foundation Support

The John P. Ellbogen Foundation and the Ruth R. Ellbogen Foundation continue to be leaders for the Wyoming National Board Certification Initiative. 

The focus of State and Foundation Support is as follows:

• Recruitment of teacher applicants for National Board Certification
• Strengthening the support system for teachers in the process of obtaining national board certification
• Assistance with assessment fees  (see details above)
• Full scholarship for pre-candidate, candidate and leadership workshops
• Technical assistance through local cohorts and one on one with trained candidate support providers      
• Plan and sponsor a yearly awards and recognition event for National Board Certified Teachers

The following link provides a list of school districts in this state that offer support and/or incentives for candidates (PDF - 27kb) and National Board Certified Teachers. It is possible that your school district offers support not included in the above link. Check with your school, your school district’s Web site or your state program administrator for more information.

If you are aware of local incentives supporting National Board Certification in your school district please Contact Us.  Include complete contact details so that we can reach you to verify the information.