Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Public Instruction
Chapter PI 37 - Grants For National Teacher Certification Or Master Educator Licensure
Section PI 37.03 - Grants for national board certification
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง PI 37.03
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Annually by June 30, a person meeting all
of the following requirements may apply to the state superintendent for a grant
in the amount equal to the costs of obtaining or renewing a national board
certification or obtaining a Wisconsin master educator license that are borne
by the person, not to exceed $2,000:
1. The
person is certified by the national board for professional teaching standards
or licensed as a Wisconsin master educator.
2. The person is licensed as a teacher by the
state superintendent or employed as a teacher in a private school or tribal
school located in this state.
3.
The person is employed as a teacher in this state.
4. If the person is required to be evaluated
under s.
120.12(2m)
(a), Stats., and the person applied for an
initial grant under this paragraph in the 2014-15 school year or thereafter,
the person has a rating of effective or highly effective in the educator
effectiveness system.
(b)
Except as provided under par. (c), persons receiving a grant under par. (a) may
apply annually by June 30 in each of the 9 school years following the school
year in which he or she received the grant to the state superintendent for a
$2,500 grant if the person satisfies all of the following requirements:
1. The person maintains his or her national
board certification or Wisconsin master educator license.
2. The person maintains his or her license as
a teacher by the state superintendent or remains employed in a private school
or tribal school located in this state.
3. The person remains employed as a teacher
in this state.
4. If the person is
required to be evaluated under s.
120.12(2m)
(a), Stats., and the person received an
initial grant under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year or thereafter, the
person maintains a rating of effective or highly effective in the educator
effectiveness system.
(c)
The amount of each grant under par. (b) shall be $5,000 in any school year in
which the recipient is employed as a teacher in a school in which at least 60
percent of the pupils enrolled satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a
free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758(b) (1).
(2) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. A person applying for a grant under this chapter shall provide the state superintendent with all of the following information:
(a) A
certified copy of the applicant's national board certificate or Wisconsin
master educator license.
(b) A form
provided by the department verifying employment from the employing public or
private school administrator or his or her designee indicating that the
applicant is employed as a teacher in this state.
(c) Verification that the applicant is
employed as a teacher in a school in which at least 60 percent of the pupils
enrolled satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price
lunch under 42 USC 1758(b) (1), if applicable.
PI 1678, Employment Verification for National Teacher Certification by NBPTS or Wisconsin Master Educator License by WMEAP, may be obtained at no charge from the Department of Public Instruction, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 or by going to the department's web site at: https://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/licensing/types/master/national-board or https://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/licensing/types/master-educator.
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