National Board Certification 

1. Celebrate your accomplishment!

2. Encourage your colleagues to seek certification.

3. NCDPI and DPS will communicate regarding your status and the financial impact. It usually takes at least a month for the communication to get all the way around.  You don't have to do anything UNLESS you did not identify yourself as a DPS employee. (See #4.)

4. If you did not identify yourself as a DPS employee when registering, please let me know. We will have an extra step to ensure that you receive both the recognition as well as the pay.

5. You do NOT need to go into the licensure portal to add or pay fees. It will be done by NCDPI.

6. Look for an email from me regarding any possible district-sponsored celebrations.

Durham Public Schools is pleased to release the funding application for certified teachers and school counselors wishing to apply for National Board Certification or Maintenance of Certification. Individuals may be reimbursed for:

• $75 registration fee paid during this school year; and/or 

• Reimbursement for the $475 fee for submitting one component this school year ($495 for maintenance); and/or 

• Reimbursement for the $475 fee ($495 for maintenance) for one additional component after receiving National Board Certification (or Maintenance) in December 2024.  

Funding is limited to 100 people for each phase of reimbursement.

Please click on this link to access the application.  Applicants will be required to upload evidence of payment or submission in order to receive reimbursement.  In addition, applicants will need to get a vendor number from their school’s treasurer and include it on the application.

Please direct questions regarding funding to terry_phillips@dpsnc.net.  Questions regarding the National Board Certification process and Saturday work sessions should be directed to donna_dodson@dpsnc.net.