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Proviso Updates

The General Assembly recently revised the proviso (annual legislation) governing the National Board supplement (Proviso 1A.62). The information below is provided as a guide to this new legislation. As new information becomes available, we will continue to update this page. 

​Based on the current proviso, there is no limit to the length of time an NBCT may receive the salary supplement.

To be eligible for the supplement, NBCTs must:

  • Maintain National Board Certification

  • Be employed in a supplement eligible position in a SC public school (non-administrative, school-based positions)

  • Be employed full-time (supplement will be pro-rated for part-time positions)


The amount of the salary supplement is determined by the NBCT's initial date of application to the National Board. We currently have four groups of NBCTs in the state (as determined by date of application).

Group 1:

  • Made an initial application to NBPTS prior to July 1, 2010

  • Eligible for the supplement at the $7500 level for the length of their national ten-year [Renewal] certificate(s)

  • Eligible for the supplement at the $5000 level for the length of their national five-year [MOC] certificate(s)

Group 2:

  • Made an initial application to NBPTS between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2018

  • Eligible for the supplement at the $5000 level for the length of their national certificate(s) (certificates could be five or ten years depending on whether the NBCT completed the ten Entry or four Component process and Renewal or MOC)

Group 3:

  • Made an initial application to NBPTS between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2021, and certified in fall 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022

  • Eligible for the supplement at the $5000 level for the remainder of their national certificate (all certificates will be five years in length)

  • SCDE will not provide payment for FY19, FY20, nor FY21

  • Can complete the MOC process and continue to receive the supplement at the $5000 level

Group 4:

  • Made an initial application after July 1, 2021

  • Eligible for the supplement at the $5000 level for the length of their national certificate(s) 

National Board Certification

National Board in South Carolina

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New Initial Candidate FAQ

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Retakes FAQ

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Maintenance of Certification (MOC) FAQ

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Going through the National Board Certification process was a pivotal point in my teaching career. It forced me to be intentional with every choice I made for my students and for myself. The understanding that all knowledge is related and intertwined gave me a new purpose in my classroom teaching. The "NBCT key" has opened several doors to me professionally. When you hear this is the best professional development you will ever experience - believe it! Brenda Kingrea Second Grade Teacher / Pickens County School District

 

Since becoming National Board certified, my approach to teaching has become much more reflective. I analyze everything I do, from setting objectives for my students, to carrying out the lessons, to developing meaningful assessments, and then I always take time to think about what worked, what didn't work, and why. It has made me a more thoughtful, intentional, teacher, which has had a direct impact on my students. In a nutshell, going through the National Board process made me a better teacher. Sabrina Williams Social studies, Humanities, and ProTeam Teacher / R.H. Fulmer Middle School, Lexington Two