NBCTs in Kentucky receive an annual $2,000 salary bonus for the life of their National Board certificate, which also factors into their retirement. New NBCTs in Kentucky with Rank 3 certification are permitted to apply to the state Education Professional Standards Board for a permanent change to Rank 2, and NBCTs with rank 2 can apply for a permanent change to rank 1. If a candidate decides not to maintain their certification at the end of the five-year period, they will lose the salary bonus but maintain the rank change. Please note that in accordance with KRS 157.395, “If a nationally certified teacher becomes no longer employed as a classroom teacher or a teacher mentor in the field of his or her national certification, the $2,000 supplement shall cease.”