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State Board Name/Website Phone Email

Alabama

Alabama State Department of Education

(334) 694-4557

contact 

Alaska

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, Teacher Certification

(907) 465-2831

tcwebmail@alaska.gov

Arizona

Arizona Department of Education

(602) 542-4367

certification@azed.gov

Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Education

(501) 682-4342

ade.educatorlicensure@arkansas.gov

California

Commission on Teacher Credentialing

(916) 319-0800

credentials@ctc.ca.gov

Colorado

Colorado Department of Education

(303) 866-6628

CDELicensing@cde.state.co.us

Connecticut

Connecticut State Department of Education

(860) 713-6969

teacher.cert@ct.gov

Delaware

Delaware Department of Education

(302) 857-3388

mailbox.deeds@doe.k12.de.us

DC

District of Columbia Public Schools

(202) 442-5885

lewis.ferebee@dc.gov

Florida

Florida Department of Education

(800) 445-6739

commissioner@fldoe.org

Georgia

Georgia Professional Standards Commission

(404) 232-2500

askdoe@gadoe.org

Hawaii

Hawaii Teacher Standards Board

(808) 586-2600

htsb@hawaii.gov

Idaho

Idaho State Department of Education

(208) 332-6882

certification@sde.idaho.gov

Illinois

Illinois State Board of Education

(217) 557-6763

licensure@isbe.net

Indiana

Indiana Department of Education Office of Educator Licensing

(317) 232-9010

licensinghelp@doe.in.gov

Iowa

Iowa Board of Educational Examiners

(515) 281-3605

David.Wempen@Iowa.gov

Kansas

Kansas State Department of Education

(785) 296-2288

mmiller@ksde.org

Kentucky

Kentucky Department of Education

(502) 564-5789

KDElicensure@education.ky.gov

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Education

(877) 453-2721

 

Maine

Maine Department of Education, Certification Office

(207) 624-6603

cert.doe@maine.gov

Maryland

Maryland State Department of Education

(410) 767-0100

certinfo.msde@maryland.gov

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Educator Licensure

(781) 338-6600

boe@doe.mass.edu

Michigan

Michigan Department of Education

(833) 633-5788

moecssupport@michigan.gov

Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Education

(651) 539-4200

pelsb@state.mn.us

Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Education

(601) 359-3483

teachersupport@mdek12.org

Missouri

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

(573) 751-0051

certification@dese.mo.gov

Montana

Montana Office of Public Instruction

(406) 444-2580

cert@mt.gov

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Education

(402) 471-0739

nde.tcertweb@nebraska.gov

Nevada

Nevada State of Nevada Board of Education

(775) 687-9115

license@doe.nv.gov

New Hampshire

Division of Educator Support and Higher Education, Bureau of Credentialing

(603) 271-2409

Cert.Info@doe.nh.gov

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Higher Education

(609) 376-3500

Licensing.Requests@doe.nj.gov

New Mexico

New Mexico Public Education Department

(505) 231-4433

licensureunit@state.nm.us

New York

Office of Teaching Initiatives

(518) 474-3901

https://secureforms.nysed.gov/ohe/tcert/ContactOTI.cfm

North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

(919) 716-1800

asklicensure@dpi.nc.gov

Ohio

Ohio Department of Education

(614) 466-3593

educator.licensure@education.ohio.gov

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Department of Education

(405) 521-3337

SDEservicedesk@sde.ok.gov

Oregon

Teacher Standards and Practices Commission

(503) 378-3586

contact.tspc@oregon.gov

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Education

(717) 728-3224

ra-edcertquestions@pa.gov

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico State Department of Education

(787) 759-2000

 

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

(401) 222-8893

EQAC@ride.ri.gov

South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Education

(803) 896-0325

certification@ed.sc.gov

South Dakota

South Dakota Department of Education

(605) 773-3134

certification@state.sd.us

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Education

(615) 532-4885

Educator.Licensure@tn.gov

Texas

Texas State Board of Education

(512) 463-9734

https://helpdesk.tea.texas.gov/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=354508

Utah

Utah State Board of Education

(801) 538-7740

licensing@schools.utah.gov

Vermont

Vermont Agency of Education-Licensing Office

(802) 828-3440

aoe.licensinginfo@vermont.gov

Virginia

Virginia Department of Education

(800) 292-3820

licensure@doe.virginia.gov

Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands Department of Education

(340) 774-0100

 

Washington

Professional Educator Standards Board

(360) 725-6275

PESB@k12.wa.us

West Virginia

West Virginia Department of Education

(304) 558-7010

rhagerma@k12.wv.us

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

(608) 266-3390

dpistatesuperintendent@dpi.wi.gov

Wyoming

Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board

(307) 777-7291

wyoptsb@wyo.gov

Professional Licensure