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State Licensing Agency
Alabama Alabama State Department of Education
50 North Ripley Street
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 694-4900
abn@abn.alabama.gov
Alaska Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development, Teacher Certification
Physical Address:
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99811
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
(907) 465-2831
Fax: (907) 465-2441
tcwebmail@alaska.gov
Arizona Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
1740 W. Adams, Suite 3008
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-5709
Fax: (602) 542-1253
kevin.lamountain@azppse.gov
Arkansas Arkansas Department of Education
4 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-4475
Johnny.Key@arkansas.gov
California California Department of Education
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CO 95814-5901
(916)-319-0800
Colorado Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6600
Fax: (303) 830-0793
anthes_k@cde.state.co.us
Connecticut Connecticut State Department of Education
Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 503
Hartford, CT 6103
(860) 713-6969
Fax: (860) 707-1980
teacher.cert@ct.gov
Delaware Delaware Department of Education
The Townsend Building
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 735-4000
DDOE@doe.k12.de.us
District of Columbia District of Columbia Public Schools
1200 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5885
(202) 442-5026
lewis.ferebee@dc.gov
Florida Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(800) 445-6739
commissioner@fldoe.org
Georgia Georgia Professional Standards Commission
200 Piedmont Ave, Suite 1702, West Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 232-2500
askdoe@gadoe.org
Hawaii Hawaii Teacher Standards Board
650 Iwilei Road, Suite 268
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 586-2600
htsb@hawaii.gov
Idaho Idaho State Department of Education
650 West State Street
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 332-6800
Fax: (208) 334-2228
info@sde.idaho.gov
Illinois Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
100 W. Randolph, Suite 14-300
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-2220
http://webprod1.isbe.net/contactisbe/
Indiana Indiana Department of Education Office of Educator Licensing
South Tower, Suite 600
115 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-9010
licensinghelp@doe.in.gov
Iowa Iowa Department of Education
400 E 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 725-0101
larry.bice@iowa.gov
Kansas Kansas State Department of Education
900 SW Jackson St.
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-2288
mmiller@ksde.org
Kentucky Kentucky Department of Education
300 Sower Blvd
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-5789
Fax: (502) 564-9484
KDElicensure@education.ky.gov
Louisiana Louisiana Department of Education
Division of Educator Licensure
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70904
(877) 453-2721
Maine Certification Office, Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 4333
(207) 624-6603
Fax: (207) 624-8637
cert.doe@maine.gov
Maryland Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0100
Massachusetts Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of Educator Licensure
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 2148
(781) 338-6600
Fax: (617) 727-1627
boe@doe.mass.edu
Michigan Michigan Department of Education
608 W. Allegan Street
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(833)633-5788
Fax: (517) 355-4565
schneiderm@michigan.gov
Minnesota Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
(651) 582-8200
mde.commissioner@state.mn.us
Mississippi Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 359-3513
teachersupport@mdek12.org
Missouri Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Physical Address:
205 Jefferson St
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
(573) 751-4212
certification@dese.mo.gov
Montana Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
(406) 444-2580
cert@mt.gov
Nebraska Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2295
Fax: (402) 471-0117
matt.blomstedt@nebraska.gov
Nevada State of Nevada Board of Education, Office of Educator Licensure (Two Locations)
700 E. Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701
2020 E. Flamingo Rd., Ste 210
Las Vegas, NV 89119
(775) 687-9115
(702) 486-6458
Fax: (702) 486-6450
license@doe.nv.gov
New Hampshire Division of Educator Support and Higher Education, Bureau of Credentialing
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 3301
(603) 271-2409
Fax: (603) 271-6702
Cert.Info@doe.nh.gov
New Jersey New Jersey Department of Higher Education
1 John Fitch Way 10th Floor
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 8625
(609) 376-3500
Fax: (518) 473-0114
Lamont.Repollet@doe.nj.gov
New Mexico New Mexico Public Education Department
300 Don Gaspar, Room 101
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 827-5821
Fax: (505) 827-1449
licensureunit@state.nm.us
New York Office of Teaching Initiatives
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, 5N EB
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3901
Fax: (401) 222-1272
https://secureforms.nysed.gov/ohe/tcert/ContactOTI.cfm
North Carolina North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 807-3300
information@dpi.nc.gov
North Dakota North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
2718 Gateway Avenue, Suite 204
Bismarck, ND 58503
(701) 328-9647
espbinfo@nd.gov
Ohio Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(877) 644-6338
contact.center@education.ohio.gov
Oklahoma Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Blvd
OKC, OK 73105
(405) 521-3301
Fax: (405) 521-6205
SDEservicedesk@sde.ok.gov
Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
250 Division St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 378-3586
Fax: (503) 378-4448
contact.tspc@oregon.gov
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
(717) 783-6788
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico State Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 919
(787) 759-2000
Fax: (787) 282-6017
Rhode Island Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 2903
(401) 222-8893
Fax: (802) 828-2465
EQAC@ride.ri.gov
South Carolina South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8500
info@ed.sc.gov
South Dakota South Dakota Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3134
certification@state.sd.us
Tennessee Tennessee Department of Education
9th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-4885
Fax: (615) 532-1448
Educator.Licensure@tn.gov
  Tennessee State Board of Education
500 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-2966
https://www.tn.gov/sbe/licensure.html
Texas Texas State Board of Education
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9734
Fax: (512) 463-9007
sboesupport@tea.texas.gov
Utah Utah State Board of Education
250 E 500 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
(801) 538-7740
Fax: (801) 538-7973
licensing@schools.utah.gov
Vermont Vermont Agency of Education-Licensing Office
1 National Life Drive, Davis 5
Montpelier, VT 5641
(802) 828-2390
Fax: (802) 828-6430
diane.lafaille@vermont.gov
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Department of Education
1834 Kongens Gade 00850
St.Thomas, VI 802
(340) 774-0100
Fax: (340) 773-1095
Virginia Virginia Department of Education
James Monroe Building
101 N. 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23218
(800) 292-3820
Patty.Pitts@doe.virginia.gov
Washington Professional Educator Standards Board
Old Capitol Building
600 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 725-6275
PESB@k12.wa.us
West Virginia West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd, Suite 700
East Charleston, WV 25303
(304) 558-7010
Fax: (304) 558-7843
rhagerma@k12.wv.us
Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster Street
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 266-3390
dpistatesuperintendent@dpi.wi.gov
Wyoming Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board
1920 Thomes Ave. Suite 100
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307) 777-7291
Fax: (307) 777-8718
wyoptsb@wyo.gov