Teacher Education (updated November 2022)
RegionStateAgency NameStreet AddressPO BoxCityState2ZipPhoneFaxWebsite URLGeneral Agency Email
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1SREB
Alabama
Alabama State Department of Education50 North Ripley Street302101MontgomeryAL36104(334) 694-4900https://www.alabamaachieves.org/state-board-of-education/comm@alsde.edu
2WICHE
Alaska
Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development, Teacher CertificationMailing Address:
PO Box 110500, Juneau, AK 99811-0500

Teacher Certification Office, Juneau:
333 Willoughby AVE, 8th FL, State Office Building
Juneau, AK 99801		(907) 465-2831(907) 465-2441https://education.alaska.gov/TeacherCertificationtcwebmail@alaska.gov
3WICHE
Arizona
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education1535 W Jefferson StreetPhoenixAZ85007(602) 542-4367https://www.azed.gov/educator-certificationhttps://www.azed.gov/educator-certification/educator-certification-contact-form
4SREB
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of EducationFour Capitol Mall, Room 106-BLittle RockAR72201(501) 682-4342(501) 682-4898https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/educator-effectiveness/educator-licensureade.educatorlicensure@ade.arkansas.gov
5WICHE
California
California Department of Education1430 N StreetSacramentoCA95814(916)-319-0800https://www.cde.ca.gov/https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/cd/ap2/default
6WICHE
Colorado
Colorado Department of Education201 E. Colfax AveDenverCO80203(303) 866-6600(303) 830-0793https://www.cde.state.co.us/https://www.cde.state.co.us/contact_cde
7NEBHE
Connecticut
Connecticut State Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Standards and CertificationBureau of Educator Standards and Certification
Connecticut State Department of Education:
P. O. Box 150471
Hartford, Connecticut 06115-0471

For express mail services:
Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification
Connecticut State Department of Education
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 503
Hartford, CT 06103-1841		(860) 713-6969(860) 713-7017https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Certification/Bureau-of-Certificationteacher.cert@ct.gov
8SREB
Delaware
Delaware Department of EducationThe Townsend Building 401 Federal StreetDoverDE19901(302) 735-4000(302) 739-4654www.doe.k12.de.usdedoe@doe.k12.de.us
9SREB
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Public Schools1200 First Street, NEWashingtonDC20002(202) 442-5885(202) 442-5026https://dcps.dc.govlewis.ferebee@k12.dc.gov
10SREB
Florida
Florida Department of EducationRoom 201, Turlington Building 325 West Gaines StreetTallahasseeFL32399(800) 445-6739(850) 245-0602www.fldoe.org/teaching/certificationhttps://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/staff-contact/contact-us.stml
11SREB
Georgia
Georgia Professional Standards Commission200 Piedmont Ave SE, Suite 1716, West TowerAtlantaGA30334(404) 232-2500https://www.gapsc.com/https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/EmailPSC.aspx
12WICHE
Hawaii
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board650 Iwilei Road, Suite 268HonoluluHI96817(808) 586-2600(808) 586-2606https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/content/contact-us-2/htsb@hawaii.gov
13WICHE
Idaho
Idaho State Department of Education650 West State StreetBoiseID83702(208) 332-6800(208) 334-2228https://www.sde.idaho.gov/info@sde.idaho.gov
14MHEC
Illinois
Illinois State Board of Educationhttps://www.isbe.net/Pages/contact-licensure.aspxhttps://www.isbe.net/licensurehttps://apps.isbe.net/ContactIsbe/
15MHEC
Indiana
Indiana Department of Education Office of Educator Licensing100 N. Senate AveIndianapolisIN46204(317) 232-6610https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/https://www.in.gov/doe/about/contact/
16MHEC
Iowa
Iowa Department of EducationGrimes State Office Building 400 E 14th StreetDes MoinesIA50319(515) 281-5294(515) 242-5988https://educateiowa.gov/Mike.Cavin@Iowa.gov
17MHEC
Kansas
Kansas State Department of EducationAttention: Teacher Licensure and Accreditation Landon State Office Building 900 SW Jackson, Suite 102TopekaKS66612(785) 296-2288https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-and-AccreditationTLALicense@ksde.org
18SREB
Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Education5th Floor 300 Sower BlvdFrankfortKY40601(502) 564-4606(502) 564-7080http://www.epsb.ky.gov/course/view.php?id=2KDElicensure@education.ky.gov
19SREB
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of EducationMailing Address:
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

Physical Address:
1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5243		1-877-453-2721https://www.louisianabelieves.com/teachingcade.brumley@la.gov
20SREB
Maryland
Maryland State Department of Education200 West Baltimore StreetBaltimoreMD21201(410) 767-0100www.marylandpublicschools.orghttps://news.maryland.gov/msde/contactmsde/
21NEBHE
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of Educator Licensure75 Pleasant StreetMaldenMA02148(781) 338-3000(781) 338-3770https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/BoardofEducation@mass.gov
22MHEC
Michigan
Michigan Department of Education608 W. Allegan30008LansingMI48933(833) 633-5788​https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/ed-serv/moecschapmand7@michigan.gov
23MHEC
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of EducationProfessional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 1021 Bandana Blvd. E., Suite 222St. PaulMN55108(651) 539-4200https://education.mn.gov/MDE/lic/pelsb@state.mn.us
24SREB
Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Education771JacksonMS39205(601) 359-3483https://www.mdek12.orgteachersupport@mdek12.org
25MHEC
Missouri
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationMain Office:
205 Jefferson St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO
65102-0480		(573) 751-4212https://dese.mo.gov/educatorscertification@dese.mo.gov
26WICHE
Montana
Montana Office of Public Instruction202501HelenaMT59620(406) 444-3150(406) 444-0743https://opi.mt.gov/cert@mt.gov
27MHEC
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of EducationStreet Address (FedEx, UPS, and in-person contact):
500 S. 84th St., 2nd Floor
Lincoln, NE 68510-2611

Correspondence (USPS):
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987		(402) 471-2295(402) 471-0117https://www.education.ne.gov/NDE.TCERTWEB@nebraska.gov
28WICHE
Nevada
State of Nevada Board of Education, Office of Educator LicensureCarson City Office:
700 E. Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701
phone number: (775) 687-9115

Las Vegas Office:
2080 E. Flamingo Rd, Suite 210
Las Vegas, NV 89119
phone number: 702.486.6458
fax number: (702) 486-6450		https://doe.nv.gov/Educator_Licensure_Contact/license@doe.nv.gov
29NEBHE
New Hampshire
Division of Educator Support and Higher Education, Bureau of CredentialingIf contacting the department via UPS or FedEx, please address the mail to:
State of New Hampshire
Department of Education
25 Hall Street
Concord NH 03301

If contacting the department via the United States Postal Service (USPS), please address mail to:
State of New Hampshire
Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord NH 03301		(603) 271-3494(603) 271-3494https://www.education.nh.gov/info@doe.nh.gov
30NEBHE
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Higher Education500TrentonNJ08625(609) 292-2070https://www.nj.gov/education/licensing.requests@doe.nj.gov
31WICHE
New Mexico
New Mexico Public Education Department300 Don Gaspar, Room 103Santa FeNM87501(505) 827-5800https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/licensure/licensureunit@state.nm.us
32NEBHE
New York
Office of Teaching InitiativesNew York State Education Department Office of Teaching Initiatives, 89 Washington AvenueAlbanyNY12234(518) 474-3901http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/tcert@nysed.gov
33SREB
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction301 N. Wilmington StreetRaleighNC27601(800) 577-7994 or (919) 716-1800www.dpi.state.nc.usasklicensure@dpi.nc.gov
34MHEC
North Dakota
North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board2718 Gateway Avenue, Suite 204BismarckND58503(701 )328-9641(701) 328-9647https://www.nd.gov/espb/licensureespbinfo@nd.gov
35MHEC
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education25 South Front StreetColumbusOH43215(877) 644-6338http://education.ohio.gov/contact.center@education.ohio.gov
36SREB
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Department of EducationOliver Hodge Building 2500 North Lincoln BlvdOKCOK73105(405) 521-3337(405) 522-1520https://sde.ok.govJeff.Smith@sde.ok.gov
37WICHE
Oregon
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission250 Division St. NESalemOR97301(503) 378-3586(503) 378-4448https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/pages/index.aspxcontact.tspc@oregon.gov
38SREB
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education333 Market StreetHarrisburgPA17126(717) 783-6788www.education.pa.govhttps://paggdc.powerappsportals.us/pdecontactus/
39NEBHE
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education255 Westminster StreetProvidenceRI2903(401) 222-4600https://www.ride.ri.gov/TeachersAdministrators/EducatorCertification.aspxEQAC@ride.ri.gov
40SREB
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico State Department of EducationP.O. Box190759San JuanPR900919-0759(787) 759-2000(787) 282-6017https://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/pr.html
41SREB
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Education1429 Senate StreetColumbiaSC29201(803) 734-8500https://ed.sc.gov/info@ed.sc.gov
42WICHE
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Education800 Governors DrivePierreSD57501(605) 773-3134https://doe.sd.gov/doe@state.sd.us
43SREB
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Education9th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson ParkwayNashvilleTN37243(615) 741-5158https://www.tn.gov/education/licensing/Educator.Licensure@tn.gov
44SREB
Texas
Texas State Board of Education1701 N. Congress AvenueAustinTX78701(512) 463-9734(512) 463-9838http://tea.texas.govhttps://tea.texas.gov/texas-educators/certification/contact-educator-certification/email-educator-certification
45WICHE
Utah
Utah State Board of EducationUnited States Postal Service (USPS):
Utah State Board of Education Educator Licensing
PO Box 144200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200

All Other Shipping:
Utah State Board of Education Educator Licensing
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-3204		(801) 538-7740(801) 538-7973https://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/licensinglicensing@schools.utah.gov
46NEBHE
Vermont
Vermont Agency of Education-Licensing Office1 National Life Drive, Davis 5MontpelierVT05620(802) 828-1130(802) 828-6430https://education.vermont.gov/educator-licensureaoe.edinfo@vermont.gov
47SREB
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Department of EducationST. THOMAS:
1834 Kongens Gade, St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: 340-774-0100
Curriculum Center:
340-775-2250

ST. CROIX:
2133 Hospital Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820
Phone: 340-773-1095
Curriculum Center:
340-778-1600		http://www.vide.vi/
48SREB
Virginia
Virginia Department of EducationMailing Address:
PO Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218

Physical Address:
James Monroe Building
101 N. 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23219		(800) 202-3820https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure/index.shtmllicensure@doe.virginia.gov
49WICHE
Washington
Professional Educator Standards BoardOld Capitol Building, 600 Washington Street SEOlympiaWA98504(360) 725-6275https://www.pesb.wa.gov/PESB@k12.wa.us
50SREB
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Education1900 Kanawha Blvd, Suite 700East CharlestonWV25305(304) 558-7010;
(800) 982-2378		(304) 558-7843https://wvde.us/certification-and-professional-preparation/certIfication/rhagerma@k12.wv.us
51MHEC
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction125 S. Webster StreetMadisonWI53703(608) 266-3390;
(800) 441-4563		https://dpi.wi.gov/licensinghttps://dpi.wi.gov/support/contact-educator-licensing
52WICHE
Wyoming
Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board2001 Capitol Avenue Emerson Building Rm. 128CheyenneWY82002(307) 777-7291(307) 777-8718https://wyomingptsb.com/home/contact/wyoptsb@wyo.gov