Teacher Certification & Licensure

Alabama

? Teacher Certification Section
? State Department of Education
? P.O. Box 302101
? Montgomery, AL 36130-2101

? Telephone: 334-242-9977
? E-mail: tcert@sdenet.alsde.edu
? URL: http://www.alsde.edu

Alaska

? Teacher Education & Certification
? Department of Education
? 801 West 10th Street, Suite 100
? Juneau, AK 99801-1894

? Telephone: 907-465-2831 or 907-465-2026
? E-mail:certify@eed.State.ak.us
? URL:http://www.educ.state.ak.us/

Arizona

? Teacher Certification
? State Department of Education
? P.O. Box 6490
? Phoenix, AZ 85005-6490

? Telephone: 602-542-4367
? E-mail: certification@mail1.ade.state.az.us
? URL: http://www.ade.state.az.us

Arkansas

? Teacher Education & Licensure
? Arkansas Department of Education
? #4 State Capitol Mall Rm. 106B
? Little Rock, AR 72201-1071

? Telephone: 501-682-4342
? E-mail: delliot@arkedu.k12.ar.us
? URL: http://www.state.ar.us/education.php

California

? Commission on Teacher Credentialing
? P.O. Box 944270
? Sacramento, CA 94244-2700

? Telephone: 916-445-7254
? E-mail: credentials@ctc.ca.gov
? URL: http://www.ctc.ca.gov

Colorado

? Educator Licensing
? State Department of Education
? 201 East Colfax Avenue
? Denver, CO 80203

? Telephone: 303-866-6628
? E-mail: licensure@cde.state.co.us
? URL: http://www.cde.state.co.us

Connecticut

? Bureau of Certification and Professional Development
? State Department of Education
? P.O. Box 2219
? Hartford, CT 06145-2219

? Telephone: 860-566-5201
? URL: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp

Delaware

? Professional Standards & Certification
? Department of Public Instruction
? Townsend Building
? P.O. Box 1402
? Dover, DE 19903

? Telephone: 800-433-5292 or 302-739-4686
? URL:http://www.doe2.state.de.us/web/Default.asp

District of
Columbia

? Teacher Education and Licensure Branch
? 215 "G" Street, N.E., Suite 101A
? Washington, DC 20002

? Telephone: 202-724-4246
? URL: http://www.k12.dc.us

Florida

? Bureau of Teacher Certification
? Department of Education
? Suite 201, Turlington Building
? 325 West Gaines Street
? Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

? Telephone: 904-488-2317
? E-mail: huggina@mail.doe.state.fl.us
? URL: http://www.fldoe.org/BII/Curriculum/SSS//font>

Georgia

? Professional Standards Commission
? Certification Section
? 1452 Twin Towers East
? Atlanta, GA 30334

? Telephone: 900-869-7775 or 404-657-9000
? E-mail: mail@gapsc.com
? URL: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us and http://www.gapsc.com

Hawaii

? State of Hawaii
? Department of Education
? Office of Personnel Services
? P.O. Box 2360
? Honolulu, HI 96804

? Telephone: 808-586-3276
? E-mail: personnel_doe@notes.k12.hi.us
? URL:http://www.k12.hi.us/

Idaho

? Teacher Education & Certification
? State Department of Education
? P.O. Box 83720
? Boise, ID 83720-0027

? Telephone: 208-332-6800
? Email: Dball@sde.state.id.us
? URL: http://www.sde.idaho.gov//font> (Professional Development under? ? ? ? construction)

Illinois

? Illinois State Board of Education
? Teacher Education & Certification
? 100 North First Street
? Springfield, IL 62777

? Telephone: 217-782-2805
? E-mail: rcoogan@spr4.isbe.state.il.us
? URL: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/

Indiana

? Indiana Professional Standards Board
? Teacher Certification Program
? 251 East Ohio Street, Suite 201
? Indianapolis, IN 46204-2133

? Telephone: 317-232-9010
? URL: http://www.doe.state.in.us/dps/

Iowa

? Board of Educational Examiners
? Licensure
? Grimes State Office Building
? Des Moines, IA 50319-0146

? Telephone: 515-281-3245
? E-mailmailto:Christina.Dykstra@ed.state.ia.us?
URL: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/programs/boee/

Kansas

? Kansas State Department of Education
? 120 East 10th Street
? Topeka, KS 66612-1182

? Telephone: 913-296-2288
? E-mail: mholder@ksbe.state.ks.us
? URL: http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=111

Kentucky

? State Department of Education
? Division of Certification
? 1024 Capital Center Dr.
? Frankfort, KY 40601

? Telephone: 502-573-4606
? E-mail: Dcert@kde.state.ky.us
? URL: http://www.kde.state.ky.us

Lousiana

? Higher Education & Teacher Certification
? P.O. Box 94064
? Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

? Telephone: 504-342-3490
? URL: http://www.doe.state.la.us

Maine

? Division of Certification & Placement
? Department of Education
? 23 State House Station
? Augusta, ME 04333

? Telephone: 207-626-8989 or 207-287-5944

Maryland

? Teacher Education & Certification Branch
? State Department of Education
? 200 West Baltimore Street
? Baltimore, MD 21201

? Telephone: 410-767-0100
? URL: http://www.msde.state.md.us

Massachusetts

? Department of Education
? 350 Main Street
? P. O. Box 9140
? Malden, MA 02148-9140

? Telephone: 781-388-3300
? E-mail: cert.inquiries@doe.mass.edu
? URL::http://www.doe.mass.edu//cert/

Michigan

? Teacher Administrator Preparation and Certification
? Department of Education
? P.O. Box 30008
? Lansing, MI 48909

? Telephone: 517-373-3310
? E-mail: jenkinsf@state.mi.us
? URL: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/

Minnesota

? Minnesota Department of Children & Family Learning
? Personnel Licensing
? 616 Capitol Square
? 550 Cedar Street
? St. Paul, MN 55101

? Telephone: 612-296-2046
? E-mail:Personnel.Licensing@state.mn.us
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Missouri

? Teacher Education & Certification
? Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
? P.O. Box 480
? Jefferson City, MO 65102

? Telephone: 573-751-3486
? URL: http://www.dese.mo.gov/index.html

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Nebraska

? Teacher Education & Certification
? State Department of Education
? 301 Centennial Mall South
? P.O. Box 94987
? Lincoln, NE 68509-4987

? Telephone:
? 800-371-4642
? 402-471-2496
? 402-471-2496
? 402-471-0739

? E-mail: tcertweb@nde4.nde.state.ne.us
? URL: http://www.nde.state.ne.us

Nevada

? Nevada Department of Education
? 1850 E. Sahara, Suite 207
? Las Vegas, NV 89104

? Telephone: 702-486-6455
? E-mail: license@nsn.k12.nv.us
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New Hampshire

? Bureau of Credentialing
? State Department of Education
? 101 Pleasant Street
? Concord, NH 03301

? Telephone: 603-271-2407
? URL: http://www.state.nh.us/doe/

New? Jersey

? New Jersey Department of Education
? Office of Licensing and Credentials
? P.O. Box 500
? Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

? Telephone: 609-292-2070
? URL: http://www.state.nj.us/education/

New Mexico

? State of New Mexico
? Professional Licensure Unit
? Department of Education
? 300 Don Gaspa, Room 101
? Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786

? Telephone: 505-827-6587
? URL: http://www.sde.state.nm.us/

New York

? Office of Teaching
? New York State Education Department
? Cultural Education Center
? Empire State Plaza
? Albany, NY 12230

? Telephone: 518-474-3901
? E-mail: tcert@mail.nysed.gov
? URL: http://www.nysed.gov/

North Carolina

? Licensure Section
? Department of Public Instruction
? 301 N. Wilmington Street
? Raleigh, NC 27601-2825

? Telephone: 919-733-0377 or 919-733-4125
? URL: http://ncptsc.org/

North Dakota

? Education Standards & Practices Board
? State Department of Public Instruction
? 600 E. Boulevard Avenue
? Bismarck, ND 58505-0080

? Telephone: 701-328-2264
? URL: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us

Oklahoma

? Professional Standards Section
? Hodge Education Building
? 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 211
? Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599

? Telephone: 405-521-3337
? E-mail: cindy_marose@mail.sde.state.ok.us
? URL: http://www.sde.state.ok.us

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Pennsylvania

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? Bureau of Teacher Preparation & Certification
? Department of Education
? 333 Market Street
? Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

? Telephone: 717-787-2967
? E-mail: 00certifica@psupen.psu.edu

Puerto Rico

? Teacher Certification Division
? Department of Education
? P.O. Box 190759
? San Juan, PR 00919-0759

? Telephone: 787-759-2000

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South Carolina

? Office of Teacher Education, Certification & Evaluation
? 1600 Gervais Street
? Columbia, SC 29201

? Telephone: 803-734-8466
? E-mail: licensure@sde.state.sc.us
? URL: http://www.state.sc.us/sde

South Dakota

? Teacher Education & Certification
? Department of Education
? 700 Governor's Drive
? Pierre, SD 57501-2291

? Telephone: 605-773-3553
? E-mail: gwenr@deca.state.sd.us
? URL: http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/deca/

Tennessee

? Office of Teacher Licensing & Career Certification
? Andrew Johnson Tower
? 710 James Robertson Parkway, 5th Floor
? Nashville, TN 37243-0377

? Telephone: 615-532-4885
? URL: http://www.state.tn.us/education/

Texas

? State Board for Educator Certification
? 1001 Trinity
? Austin, TX 78701-2603

? Telephone: 512-469-3000
? E-mail: sbec-info@esc20.net
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Utah

? Teacher Certification
? State Board of Education
? 250 East 500 South Street
? Salt Lake City, UT 84111

? Telephone: 801-538-7740
? URL: http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us

Vermont

? Licensing Office
? Department of Education
? 120 State Street
? Montpelier, VT 05620-2501

? Telephone: 802-828-2445
? URL: http://www.state.vt.us/educ

Virgina

? Office of Teacher Education & Licensure
? Department of Education
? P.O. Box 2120
? Richmond, VA 23216-2120

? Telephone: 804-225-2022
? URL: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/

Washington

? Superintendent of Public Instruction
? Professional Certification
? Old Capitol Building
? P.O. Box 47200
? Olympia, WA 98504-7200

? Telephone: 360-753-6773
? E-mail: cert@inspire.ospi.wednet.edu
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West Virgina

? Office of Professional Preparation
? Building 6, Room 337
? Capitol Complex
? 1900 Kaawha Blvd East
? Charleston, WV 25305-0330

? Telephone: 800-982-2378 or 304-558-7010

Wisonsin

? Teacher Education & Licensing Team
? P.O. Box 7841
? Madison, WI 53707-7841

? Telephone: 608-266-1027
? URL: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/

Wyoming

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? Professional Teaching Standards Board
? 2300 Capitol Avenue
? Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
? Cheyenne, WY 82002

? Telephone: 307-777-6248
? E-mail: PTSB@www.k12.wy.us
? URL: http://ptsb.state.wy.us/

U.S. Dept. of Education

? UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
400 MARYLAND SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20202
Telephone: 202-401-3000
URL: http://www.ed.gov

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