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State Teacher Licensing Agencies
State |
Contact Information |
| Alabama |
Alabama Department of Education, 50 North Ripley Street, P.O. Box 302101, Montgomery, Alabama 36104, http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/section_detail.asp?section=66& 334-242-9700 |
| Alaska | Alaska Department of Education, Teacher Certification, 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200, Juneau, AK 99801-1894, http://www.eed.state.ak.us/TeacherCertification/ 907-465-8661 |
| Arizona | Arizona Department of Education, Teacher Testing Department, 1535 West Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 6490, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6490 http://ade.state.az/us/Certification 602-542-4367 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Department of Education, Teacher Education and Licensure, 4 State Capitol Mall, Room 106B, Little Rock, AR 72201-1701 http://arkansased.org/ 501-682-4342 |
| California | Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 1900 Capitol Ave., Sacramento, CA 95814-4213, http://www.ctc.ca.gov/, E-mail: credentials@ctc.ca.gov 916-445-7254 |
| Colorado | Colorado Department of Education, Educator Licensing, State Office Building, 201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 105, Denver, CO 80203-1799, http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_licenseaps.htm 303-866-6628 |
| Connecticut |
Connecticut State Department of Education, Bureau of Certification and Teacher Preparation, PO Box 150471, Room 243, Hartford, CT 06115-0471, http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613&Q=321264 860-566-4561 |
| Delaware | Delaware Department of Education, Office of Certification, PO Box 1402, The Townsend Building, Dover, DE 19903, http://www.doe.state.de.us/ 302-739-4686 |
| District of Columbia | Educational Credentialing and Standards Branch, 825 N. Capitol ST NE, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20002, www.k12.dc.us/dcps/home.html 202-442-5377 |
| Florida | Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Teacher Certification, Suite 201, Florida Education Center, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400. http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/ 850-488-2317 or 850-487-1899 |
| Georgia | Georgia Professional Standards Commission, 1452 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, GA 30334, http://www.gapsc.com/Certification/Documents/routes.asp 404-657-9000 |
| Hawaii | State of Hawaii, Department of Education, Office of Personnel Services - Teacher Recruitment, PO Box 2360, Honolulu, HI 96804, http://www.htsb.org/ 808-586-3420 |
| Idaho | Idaho State Department of Education, Teacher Certification, PO Box 83720. Boise, ID 83720-0027, http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/teacher_certification/ 208-332-6880 |
| Illinois | Illinois State Board of Education, Division of Professional Preparation, Certification and Placement, 100 N. First Street, Springfield, IL 62777, http://www.isbe.net/certification/default.htm 217-782-2805 |
| Indiana | Indiana Professional Standards Board, 251 E. Ohio, Suite 201, Indianapolis, IN 46204 http://www.doe.state.in.us/dps/ 317-232-9010 |
| Iowa | Board of Educational Examiners, Licensing Bureau, Grimes State Office Building, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146, http://www.state.ia.us/boee/ 515-281-3245 |
| Kansas | Kansas State Department of Education, Certification Section, 120 SE 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66612-1182, http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=123 785-296-2288 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Teacher Education and Certification, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601, http://www.kyepsb.net/ 502-573-4606 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Education, Bureau of Higher Education, Certification and Higher Education, PO Box 94064, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064, http://www.louisianaschools.net/Ide/tsac/603.html 800-772-9476 or 225-342-3490 |
| Maine | State of Maine, Department of Education, Certification Sub Team, #23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0023, http://www.maine.gov/education/cert/index.html 207-287-5944 |
| Maryland | Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Certification and Accreditation, 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-2595, http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/certification/certification_branch/ 410-767-0404 |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Education, Office of Certification, 350 Main Street, PO Box 9140, Malden, MA 02148-9140, http://www.doe.mass.edu/educators/e_license.html 781-388-3300 |
| Michigan | Michigan Department of Education, Office of Professional Preparation Services, PO Box 30008, Lansing, MI 48909, http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683_14795---,00.html 517-373-3310 |
| Minnesota | Department of Children, Families and Learning, Personnel Licensing Section, 1500 Hwy 36 West, Roseville, MN 55113-4266, http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Teacher_Support/Educator_Licensing/index.html 651-582-8691 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Educator Licensure, PO Box 771, Jackson, MS 39205-0771, www.mde.k12.ms.us/ed_licensure/index.html 601-359-3483 |
| Missouri | Teacher Certification, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480, http://dese.mo.gov/divteachqual/teachcert/ 573-751-3486 |
| Montana | Office of Public Instruction, Certification Division, PO Box 202501, Helena, MT 59620-2501, http://www.opi.state.mt.us/Cert/Index.html 406-444-3150 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Education, Teacher Certification Office, 301 Centennial Mall S., Box 94987, Lincoln NE 68509-4987, http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ 402-471-2496 |
| Nevada | Nevada Department of Education, 1820 E. Sahara, Suite 205, Las Vegas, NV 89104-3746, http://www.doe.nv.gov/ 702-486-6458 |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Education, Bureau of Credentialing, State Office Park South, 101 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301-3860, http://www.ed.state.nh.us/educators/beEd.htm 603-271-2407 |
| New Jersey | State of New Jersey, Department of Education, Office of Licensing and Credentials, PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500, http://www.state.nj.us/education/educators/license/index.html 609-292-2070 |
| New Mexico | State of New Mexico Department of Education, 300 Don Gaspar, Room 101, Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786, http://www.ped.state.nm.us/licensure/ 505-827-6587 |
| New York | New York State Education Department, Office of Teaching, Albany, NY 12234, http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/ 518-474-3901 |
| North Carolina | Department of Public Instruction, Licensure Section, 301 North Wilmington Street, Education Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2825, http://www.ncpublichschools.org/licensure/beginning 919-733-0377 |
| North Dakota | Education Standards and Practices Board, Office of Certification, 600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 202, Bismarck, ND 58505-0080, http://www.nd.gov/espb/licensure/ 701-328-2264 |
| Ohio | Ohio Department of Education, Professional Development and Licensure, 65 South Front Street, Room 412, Columbus, OH 43215-4183, http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDefaultPage.aspx?page=1 614-466-3593 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Department of Education, Professional Standards Section, 2500 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599, http://www.sde.state.ok.us/ 405-525-2612 |
| Oregon | Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, Public Services Bldg., Suite 105, 255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR 97310, http://www.tspc.state.or.us/ 503-378-3586 |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333, http://www.tcs.ed.state.pa.us/ 717-787-2967 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Education, Office of Teacher Education and Certification, 255 Westminster Street, Shepard Building, 4th Floor, Providence, RI 02903, http://www.ride.ri.gov/EducatorQuality/Certification/default.asp 401-222-2675 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Education, Teacher Certification Section, 1600 Gervais Street, Suite C, Columbia, SC 29201, http://www.scteachers.org/index.cfm 803-734-8466 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, The Office of Policy and Accountability, 700 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501-2291, http://doe.sd.gov/oatq/teachercert/ 605-773-3553 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Education, Office of Teacher Licensing, 5th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower, 710 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243-0377, http://www.state.tn.us/education/lic/ 615-532-4885 |
| Texas | State Board for Educator Certification, 1001 Trinity Street, Teacher Retirement System Building, Austin, TX 78701-2603, 1-888-863-5880, http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/default.asp/ 512-469-3001 |
| Utah | Utah State Office of Education, Certification and Personnel Development, 250 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/cert/ 801-538-7740 |
| Vermont | Vermont Department of Education, Licensing and Professional Standards Office, State Office Building, 120 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2501, http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/maincert.html 802-828-2445 |
| Virginia | Department of Education, Office of Teacher Education and Licensure, PO Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218-2120, http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/newvdoe/teached.html 804-225-2022 |
| Washington | Superintendent of Public Instruction and Certification, PO Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200, http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/ 360-753-6773 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Education, Office of Professional Preparation, E. 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, Capital Complex Building 6, Room B252, Charleston, WV 25305, http://wvde.state.wv.us/certification/ 800-982-2378 or 304-558-7010 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Teacher Licensing, PO Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841, http://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/ |
| Wyoming | Professional Teaching Standards Board, Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor, 2300 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0019, http://ptsb.state.wy.us/ 307-777-7291 |
