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ALASKA:
Teacher Certification Administrative Services
801 West 10th St., Suite 200
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1894
Phone: 907-465-2831

ARIZONA:
Teacher Certification Unit
Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: 602-255-4367

ARKANSAS:
Department of Education
Teacher Education and Licensure
State Capitol Mall
Room 106B
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1071
Phone: 501-682-4342

CALIFORNIA:
Commission on Teaching Credentialing
1812 9th St.
P.O. Box 944270
Sacramento, California 94244-2700
Phone: 916-445-7254

COLORADO:
Colorado Department of Education
Teacher Certification
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: 303-866-6628

CONNECTICUT:
State Department of Education
Bureau of Certification and Professional
Development
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, Connecticut 06145-2219
Phone: 203-566-5201

DELAWARE:
Department of Public Instruction
Teacher Certification
The Townsend Building
P0. Box 1402
Dover, Delaware 19903
Phone: 302-736-4688

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
Teacher Education & Certification Branch
Logan Administration Building
215 G Street Northeast Suite lOlA
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 202-724-4249 or 800-TEACHDC

FLORIDA:
Florida Department of Education
Teacher Certification Section
Collins Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: 800-445-6739 or 904-488-2317

GEORGIA:
Professional Standards Commission
Certification Section
1452 Twin Towers-East
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: 404-657-9000

HAWAII:
Department of Education
Office of Personnel Services -
Teacher Certification, Room 301
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
Phone: 808-586-3269

IDAHO:
State Department of Education
Teacher Education and Certification
Jordan Office Building
Boise, Idaho 83720
Phone: 208-3334-3475

ILLINOIS:
State Board of Education
Teacher Education and Certification
100 North 1st Street
Springfield, Illinois 62777
Phone: 217-782-2805

INDIANA:
Indiana Professional Standards Board
Teacher Certification Program
251 East Ohio, Suite 201
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2133

IOWA:
Iowa State Board of Ed. Examiners
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50310-0147
Phone: 515-281-3245

KANSAS:
Department of Education
Certification & Teacher Education Dept.
120 SE 10th Ave.
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Phone: 913-296-2288

KENTUCKY:
State Department of Education
Division of Certification
Capital Plaza Tower
500 Mero St.
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: 502-564-4606

LOUISIANA:
Department of Education
Bureau of Higher Education & Teacher Certification
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064
Phone: 504-342-3490

MAINE:
Division of Teacher Certification
State Street Station No. 23
Augusta, Maine 04333
Phone: 207-289-5944 or 5945

MARYLAND:
Maryland Department of Education
Teacher Education & Certification Branch
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Phone: 310-333-2142 or 659-2000

MASSACHUSETTS:
Bureau of Teacher Certification
Department of Education
350 Main St.
Maiden, Massachusetts 02148
Phone: 617-770-7517 or 388-3300

MICHIGAN:
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Teacher/Administrator
Preparation & Certification
Box 30008
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Phone: 517-373-3310

MINNESOTA:
Department of Education Personnel Licensing
616 Capitol Square Building
550 Cedar Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Phone: 612-296-2046

MISSISSIPPI:
Department of Education
Division of Teacher Certification
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Phone: 601-359-3483

MISSOURI:
Department of Elementary &
Secondary Education
Teacher Education & Certification
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Phone: 314-751-3486

MONTANA:
Office of Public Instruction
Certification Services
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, Montana 59620-2501
Phone: 406-444-3150

NEBRASKA:
Department of Education
Teacher Education and Certification
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987
Phone: 80~371-4642

NEVADA:
Nevada Department of Education
State Mail Room
1850 East Sahara, Suite 200
Las Vegas, Nevada 89158
Phone: 702-486-6455

NEW HAMPSHIRE:
State Department ofEducation
Bureau of TeacherEducation and
Professional Standards
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Phone: 603-271-2407

NEW JERSEY:
Department of Education
Office of Licensing & Academic Credentials
CN 503
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0503
Phone: 609-292-2070

NEW MEXICO:
Professional Licensure Unit
Department of Education
Education Building
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-2786
Phone: 505-827-6587

NEW YORK:
Office of Teaching
New York State Education Department
Room 5A11, Cultural Education Center
Albany, New York 12230
Phone: 518-474-3901

NORTH CAROLINA:
Department of Public Instruction
Licensure Section
301 N. Wilmington St.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
Phone: 910-733-4125

NORTH DAKOTA:
Department of Public Instruction
Division of Teacher Certification
Capitol Building
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
Phone: 701-224-2264

OHIO:
Ohio Department of Education
Division of Teacher Education & Certification
65 South Front St. - Room 1012
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-466-3593

OKLAHOMA:
Administrator
Teacher Certification Standards Section
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599
Phone: 405-521-3337

OREGON:
Teacher Standards & Practices Commission
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street, NE Suite 105
Salem, Oregon 97310
Phone: 503-378-3586

PENNSYLVANIA:
Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Preparation & Certification
333 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126-0333
Phone: 717-787-2967

RHODE ISLAND:
Department of Education
Office of Teacher Education & Certification
22 Hayes Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02908
Phone: 401-277-2675

SOUTH CAROLINA:
Department of Education
Teacher Certification Section
1015 Rutledge Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Phone: 803-734-8466

SOUTH DAKOTA:
Division of Education
Teacher Education & Certification
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2291
Phone: 605-773-3553

TENNESSEE:
Tennessee Dept. of Education
Office of Teacher Licensing & Career Ladder
Certification
710 James Robertson Parkway, Gateway Plaza
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0377
Phone: 615-532-4885

TEXAS:
Texas Education Agency
Division of Educator Preparation & Certification
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701-1494
Phone: 512-463-8976

UTAH:
Utah State Office of Education
Teacher Certification Section
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Phone: 801-538-7740

VERMONT:
State Department of Education, Licensing Office
120 State Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05620
Phone: 802-828-2445

VIRGINIA:
Department of Education
Office of Professional Licensure
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, Virginia 23216-2120
Phone: 804-225-2022

WASHINGTON:
Department of Education, Professional Certification
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, Washington 98504-7200
Phone: 206-753-6773

WEST VIRGINIA:
Department of Education
Office of Professional Preparation
Building 6, Room B-337 Capitol Complex
Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0330
Phone: (304) 348-7010 or (800) 982-2378

WISCONSIN:
Bureau for Teacher Education
Licensing and Placement
125 South Webster Street Box 7841
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7841
Phone: 608-266-1027

WYOMING:
Department of Education
Professional Teaching Standards Board
Hathaway Building - 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: 307-777-7291 or 307-777-6261