MASTER TEACHER / NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION 1 MS Code State Board Policy 2700

FY Payments During the school year, National Board supplements will be paid in 1/12th increments. The payments will initially be based on the number of national board teachers from FY Payments will be adjusted based on nationally certified teachers reported on Personnel Report (MSIS). 2

What this means: You must have your national board personnel entered into MSIS by January 31 st (including all newly certified individuals) Once we run the report on the national board individuals, your district total will be adjusted to actual. After the adjustment, payments will reflect the new amount for the remainder of the year. Some districts may owe the State a refund. 3

4 FY Payments MS CODE § (2) (a) The following employees shall receive an annual salary supplement in the amount of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00), plus fringe benefits, in addition to any other compensation to which the employee may be entitled: Any licensed teacher who has met the requirements and acquired a Master Teacher certificate from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and who is employed by a local school board or the State Board of Education as a teacher and not as an administrator. Such teacher shall submit documentation to the State Department of Education that the certificate was received prior to October 15 in order to be eligible for the full salary supplement in the current school year...

5 FY Payments Teachers who have a certificate that expires in November 2010 are eligible for the full supplement for the year.

NATIONAL BOARD From the appropriation bill (HB1622 Sec. 41): "....It is the intent of the Legislature that each eligible employee who meets the National Board requirements under section (2), Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be paid the full supplement and that such supplement shall be included on a prorated basis in the employee's monthly paycheck." 6

FY Process Information for reimbursement of supplements will be pulled from the Personnel / Accreditation Reports in MSIS. It is only necessary to submit forms for the reimbursement of fees and not for supplements. 7

FY Process Reimbursement for the initial cost to obtain a national certificate must still be submitted by paper. Fees associated with the retaking of the NBPTS process are not eligible for reimbursement. 8

FY Process Reimbursement for Supplements paid to Teachers There are many important things to remember when entering information for the reimbursement of supplements. 9

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MODULES>PERSONNEL>GENERAL/SCHEDULE EMPLOYEE ENTRY>SCHEDULE TAB Click on the SALARY tab. There are various salary fields. There is a Teacher Salary, Annual Salary, and Salary under the Non-Teaching Salaries section. TEACHER SALARY - After clicking the salary tab, the cursor will be in the TEACHER SALARY field. Enter the teacher’s contracted amount for teaching duties. ANNUAL SALARY – This is a computed field and does not allow any data entry. The system will add all non-teaching and teaching salaries in the ANNUAL SALARY field. NON-TEACHING SALARIES - If the employee has a Salary from Non- Teaching Courses (bus driver, coach, etc.), those courses must be on the Schedule for the salary to be entered. All non-teaching codes on an employee's schedule will appear in this section and a salary must be entered for each before leaving the screen. A salary of zero is acceptable. SALARY – Enter Salary NATIONAL CERTIFICATION NUMBER – Enter National Certification Number ISSUE DATE (MM-DD-YYYY) – The date the certificate was issued (must be before today) EXPIRATION DATE (MM-DD-YYYY) – The date the certificate will expire (must be after today) 11

FY Process For supplement reimbursement information, remember to use the correct codes. Codes to use on Personnel/Accreditation Reports: – NBPTS (National Board for Professional Teaching Standards – CCC (Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by American Speech & Hearing Association – NCSC – (National Certified School Counselor issued by the National Counselor’s Assn.) – NCSN – (National Certified School Nurse ) Contact MDE prior to adding this code. 12

FY Process For supplement reimbursement, remember to check the following on the teacher’s schedule:  XX in the reserved field  Course codes must be allowed (see State Board Policy)  District time (100% or other)  Instructional minutes are sufficient 13

FY Process It is important to update personnel records as teachers become nationally certified throughout the year. 14

FY Process There are three reports in MSIS that are important to review. They can be found under:  REPORTS  PERSONNEL DATA 1. NATIONAL BOARD PERSONNEL 2. NATIONAL BOARD EDITS 3. NATIONAL BOARD PAYMENTS 15

FY Process 1. NATIONAL BOARD PERSONNEL shows the salary entered by the district for each person. 2. NATIONAL BOARD EDITS is the error report. 3. NATIONAL BOARD PAYMENTS shows what MSIS is calculating as the reimbursement for each person. 16

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NATIONAL BOARD EDITS 18

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FY Fee Reimbursement Process It is only necessary to submit forms for reimbursement of fees (not for supplements). Must submit proof of completion of process Must submit proof of payment 20

NBPTS - Master Teacher ( Proper NBPTS Documentation for process completion: 1. Copy of certificate 2. A copy of the NBPTS notification letter (indicates whether the teacher has successfully completed the process or was not successful) Note: Copy of the score report is not necessary 21

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Reimbursement of INITIAL NBPTS Fees Reimbursement of INITIAL NBPTS Fees Samples of proper documents to submit:  Copy of cancelled check made payable to NBPTS Please do not send copies of duplicate checks.  Copy of loan check made payable to NBPTS and the individual teacher A loan check from the lending institute made payable to the teacher is not proper documentation. We have to have proof of payment to NBPTS. Also, do not send a copy of the loan agreement.  A fee status report issued from NBPTS The teacher can download this from the NBPTS web site.  A copy of a credit card receipt indicating payment to NBPTS We will accept a copy of a credit card statement if it shows the teacher’s name and the payment to NBPTS. This would be an itemized statement.  A copy of the district’s purchase order indicating the name of the teacher and a payment to NBPTS on behalf of the teacher 25

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NCSC CERTIFICATION ( (Issued by the National Board of Certified Counselors) Proper documentation for NCSC process completion: 1. A copy of the National Certified School Counselor Certificate (NOT National Certified Counselor.) 2. A copy of a Verification of Certification issued by NBCC which indicates that the counselor holds the National Certified School Counselor (NCSC) credential 27

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Reimbursement of INITIAL NCSC fees Samples of proper documents to be used for reimbursement of initial NCSC fees: 1.Copy of a cancelled check made payable to NBCC. Please do not send copies of duplicate checks 2.The Verification of Certification memo, if at the bottom it indicates the amount paid. 3.A copy of a credit card receipt indicating payment to NBCC. We will accept a copy of a credit card statement if it shows the teacher’s name and the payment to NBCC. This would be an itemized statement. 30

CCC - American Speech & Hearing Association ( ) Proper documentation for CCC (Speech Therapists) process: 1.The copy of the ASHA card which expires on December 31 of the current school year. (i.e. the card used for the school year would expire on 12/31/10.) 2.A copy of a Verification of Certification issued by ASHA. This verification will indicate ASHA account number, effective date of certification and a valid through date. 31

Reimbursement of INITIAL ASHA fees Samples of proper documents to be used for reimbursement of initial ASHA fees: 1.Copy of cancel checks made payable to AHSA. Please do not send copies of duplicate checks 2.A copy of a credit card receipt indicating payment to ASHA. We will accept a copy of a credit card statement if it shows the teachers name and the payment to ASHA. This would be an itemized statement 32

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NCSN - National Certified School Nurse ( Proper documentation for NCSN process completion: 1.A copy of the National Certified School Nurse certificate. 2.A copy of a Verification of Certification issued by NBCSN which indicates that the school nurse holds the National Certified School Nurse (NCSN) credential. 34

Reimbursement of INITIAL NCSN fees Samples of proper documents to be used for reimbursement of NCSN fees: 1.Copy of cancel checks made payable to NBCSN. Please do not send copies of duplicate checks 2.A copy of a credit card receipt indicating payment to NBCSN. We will accept a copy of a credit card statement if it shows the teacher’s name and the payment to NBCSN. This would be an itemized statement. 35

National Certified School Nurse MS Code : “…the total number of licensed school nurses eligible for a salary supplement under this paragraph (ii) shall not exceed thirty (30)” This will be determined by the time and date that the complete request is received by the Office of School Financial Services from the school district. A complete application will list the name, social security number, percent of district time as reported on the personnel report, the amount of salary supplement for each school nurse and a copy of the National School Nurse Certificate issued to the individual teacher. Incomplete applications will not be recognized as received by the Office of School Financial Services and the local school district will be notified. 36

Building Information / Square Footage Review & update every year. 37

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