State Departments of Education
Specific information on requirements and procedures for each state may be secured
using the contact information provided below:
Alabama | Alaska |
State Department of Education Office of Teaching and Leading 50 North Ripley St P.O. Box 302101 Montgomery, AL 36104 (334) 353-8567 | Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development 801 West 10th St., Suite 200 P.O. Box 110500 Juneau, AK 99811-0500 (907) 465-2831 |
Arizona | Arkansas |
Arizona Department of Education Physical Address: 1535 W. Jefferson St., Phoenix, AZ 85007 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6490, Phoenix, AZ 85505-6490 (602) 542-4367 | Department of Education Office of Educator Licensure Four Capitol Mall, Room 106-B Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-4342 www.arkansased.org/divisions/educator%20effectiveness/educator-licensure |
California | Colorado |
Commission on Teacher Credentialing 1900 Capitol Ave. Sacramento, CA 95811-4213 (916) 322-4974, option 1 www.ctc.ca.gov/commission/contact-the-commission/CERT-contact | Colorado Department of Education Professional Services and Educator Licensure 6000 E. Evans Ave. Building #2, Suite 100 Denver, CO 80222 (303) 866-6628 |
Connecticut | Delaware |
Connecticut Department of Education Bureau of Educator Standards & Certification 450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 503 Hartford, CT 06103-1841 (860) 713-6969 | Delaware Department of Education Licensure/Certification Office 35 Commerce Way, Suite 1 Dover, DE 19904 (302) 857-3388 |
District of Columbia | Florida |
Office of the State Superintendent of Education Educator Licensure & Accreditation 1050 First Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 741-5881 | Florida Department of Education Bureau of Teacher Certification Room 201, Turlington Building 325 W. Gaines Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 (800) 445-6739 |
Georgia | Hawaii |
Georgia Professional Standards Commission 200 Piedmont Ave. SE Suite 1702, West Tower Atlanta, GA 30334-9032 In state: (800) 869-7775 Out of state: (404) 232-2500 | Hawaii Teacher Standards Board 650 Iwilei Road Suite 201 Honolulu, HI 96817 (808) 586-2600 |
Idaho | Illinois |
Idaho Department of Education Teacher Certification Division 650 West State St Boise, ID 83702 (208) 332-6800 | Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield, IL 62777 (217) 782-4321 (866) 262-6663 |
Indiana | Iowa |
Indiana Department of Education Office of Educator Licensing & Development South Tower, Suite 600 115 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-6610 | Board of Educational Examiners Grimes State Office Building 400 East 14th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0146 (515) 281-3245 |
Kansas | Kentucky |
Kansas State Department of Education Teacher Education & Licensure 900 SW Jackson St. Topeka, KS 66612 (785) 296-2288 www.ksde.org/agency/division-of-learning-services/teacher-licensure-and-accreditation | Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) Division of Certification 100 Airport Rd, 3rd floor Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 564-5846 (888) 598-7667 |
Louisiana | Maine |
Louisiana Department of Education Division of Certification, Leadership, & Preparation P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064 (877) 453-2721 | Maine Department of Education Certification Office 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 (207) 624-6603 |
Maryland | Massachusetts |
Maryland State Department of Education Certification Branch 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 (888) 246-0016 (410) 767-0100 www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/pages /DEE/certification/index.aspx | Massachusetts Department of Education Office of Educator Licensure 75 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148-4906 (781) 338-6600 |
Michigan | Minnesota |
Department of Education 608 W. Allegan St. P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 (833) 633-5788 www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-104-5683_14795_83462---,00.html | Minnesota Department of Education Educator Licensing 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113 (651) 582-8200 |
Mississippi | Missouri |
Mississippi Department of Education Office of Educator Licensure P.O. Box 771 Jackson, MS 39205-0771 (601) 359-3483 | Missouri Educator Certification P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 (573) 751-0051 |
Montana | Nebraska |
Montana Office of Public Instruction Attn: Educator Licensure P.O. Box 202501 Helena, MT 59620-2501 (406) 444-3095 (888) 231-9393 www.opi.mt.gov/educators/licensure/become-a-licensed-montana-educator | Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 (402) 471-2295 |
Nevada | New Hampshire |
Department of Education 9890 S. Maryland Pkwy 2nd Floor Las Vegas, NV 89183 (702) 486-6458 | Department of Education Certification/Bureau of Credentialing 101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301-3494 (603) 271-3494 |
New Jersey | New Mexico |
New Jersey Department of Education Office of Certification and Induction P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 (609) 376-3500 | New Mexico Public Education Department Professional Licensure Bureau 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 827-1436 |
New York | North Carolina |
New York State Education Department Office of Teaching Initiatives 89 Washington Avenue, 5N EB Albany, NY 12234 (518) 474-3901 | Department of Public Instruction Licensure Section 6301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6301 (919) 807-3310 |
North Dakota | Ohio |
Department of Public Instruction Division of Teacher Certification 600 E. Blvd Ave, Dept. 201 Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 (701) 328-2260 | Ohio Department of Education Office of Education Licensure 25 S. Front St. Mail Stop 504 Columbus, OH 43215-4183 (877) 644-6338 |
Oklahoma | Oregon |
Oklahoma Department of Education Professional Standards Section Oliver Hodge Building, Suite 212 2500 N. Lincoln Blvd. #212 Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599 (405) 521-3337 | Teacher Standards & Practices Commission 250 Division St. NE Salem, OR 97301-1012 (503) 378-3586 |
Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |
Pennsylvania Department of Education Certification Services 333 Market St Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 (717) 787-8445 www.education.pa.gov/educators/certification /pages/default.aspx | Office of Educator Quality & Certification 255 Westminster St Providence, RI 02903 (401) 222-8893 www.ride.ri.gov/teachersadministrators/ |
South Carolina | South Dakota |
State Department of Education Educator Licensure 8301 Parklane Rd. Columbia, SC 29223 (803) 896-0325 | Department of Education Certification Office 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 773-3134 |
Tennessee | Texas |
Tennessee Department of Education | Texas Education Agency |
Utah | Vermont |
Utah State Office of Education | Agency of Education |
Virginia | Washington |
Virginia Department of Education | Professional Certification Office |
West Virginia | Wisconsin |
WV Department of Education | Department of Public Instruction |
Wyoming | |
Wyoming Department of Education |
Appendix E