Illinois

Illinois Candidate Financial Support

Illinois 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 state of Illinois. Please read the information below for specific details, deadlines and contact information.

Funding Available
Please click on either of the links below for details on candidate funding, or contact your Candidate Subsidy Administrators.

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.

Illinois is pleased to announce that the Illinois State Board of Education has renewed the contractual agreement for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Program for 2010-2011. The contractor is the National Board Resource Center at Illinois State University (NBRC) directed by Debra Kasperski, NBCT. The work is aligned to deliver services to support candidates in targeted schools. Educators seeking information on Illinois NBPTS candidacy support or NBCT Mentoring/Professional Development support should visit the following websites for updates:

In May 2000, the State Board of Education began issuing Illinois Master Certificates valid for 10 years and renewal thereafter every 10 years by complying with Section 25.832 of the 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Validity and Renewal of Master Certificates.

Illinois state appropriations, when sufficient, provide an annual $3,000 stipend for National Board Certified Teachers who hold the Illinois Master Certificate as defined by statute – Illinois Teaching Excellence Program - Public Act 095-0996.  In addition, NBCTs are eligible to receive incentives for providing professional development or mentoring to new or experienced teachers.  

Please click here for a list of school districts in this state that offer support and/or incentives for candidates and National Board Certified Teachers.  It is possible that your school district or local businesses offers support not included in the above link.  Check with your school, your school district’s Web site or your State Site Administrator, Vicki Hensley Assistant Regional Superintendent of Schools, Iroquois/Kankakee Regional Office of Education /Michelle Zummallen NBPTS State Support Site Coordinator. For more information please visit http://www.ilnbpts.org

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.