Alaska Department of Education Teacher Ed & Certification

801 West Tenth Street
Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1984
Attn: Cynthia Curran, Administrator
(907) 465-2831
Email:cynthia_curran@eed.state.ak.us

Alabama Department of Education

5215 Gordon Persons Building
50 N. Ripley St.
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Attn.: Sarah P. Justice
(334) 242-9998
Fax: (334) 242-9998
Email:tcert@alsde.edu

Arkansas Department of Education

ADE-Non-Traditional Licensure Program
501 Woodlane
Suite 220 C
Little Rock, AR 72201
Patti Froom
(501) 371-1580
(501) 682-5535
Email:Patti.Froom@arkansas.gov

Arizona Department of Education Teacher Certification Unit

1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Attn: Patricia Hardy
(602) 542-3626
Email:phardy@ade.az.gov

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

1900 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95814-4213
Michael McKibbin
Catherine Creegan
(916) 445-4438
(916) 324-3054
Email:mmckibbin@ctc.ca.gov
Email:ccreegan@ctc.ca.gov
Web Site:http://www.cde.ca.gov

Colorado Department of Education

Office of Prof. Services & Educator Licensing
201 E. Colfax Avenue
Room 105
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6628, press 0(zero)
Email:alternative.tir@cde.state.co.us

Connecticut Bureau of Certification & Preparation Development

P.O. Box 150471
Hartford, CT 06115-0471
Nancy L. Puglese, Bureau Chief
Anita Hastings
(860) 713-6708
Email:teacher.cert@po.state.ct.us
Email:Anita.Hastings@ct.gov

District of Columbia Department of Education

Education Credentialing and Standards Branch
825 North Capitol Street, NE, Sixth Floor
Washington, DC 20002-4232
Bridget Doyle
(202) 442-5377
Email:Bridget.Doyle@dc,gov

Delaware Alternative Routes to Certification

Willard Hall
University of Delaware
Delaware Center for Teacher Education
Newark, DE 19711
Linda Hughes, Ph.D
302-831-4598
302-831-1100
Email:artc-de@udel.edu
Web Site:www.udel.edu/artc/

Delaware Department of Education

Townsend Building
P.O. Box 1402
Townsend Building
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-4686
Web Site:http://www.doe.state.de.us

Florida Department of Education

Bureau of Educator Certification
325 West Gaines Street
Turlington Building, Room 201
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Rebecca Pfeiffer
Tracy Woodward
(850) 245-0594
Email:Rebecca.Pfeiffer@fldoe.org
Email:tracy.woodward@fldoe.org
Web Site:http://www.altcertflorida.org/

Georgia Professional Standards Commission

2 Peachtree Street, Suite 6000
Atlanta, GA 30303
Attn: Phyllis S. Payne
(404) 232-2650
Email:Phyllis.Payne@GAPSC.com

Hawaii Teacher Standards Board

650 Iwilei Road, Suite 201
Honolulu, HI 96817
Attn: Lynn Hammonds
(808) 586-2619
Email:lynn_hammonds@htsb.org

Iowa Board of Educational Examiners

Grimes State Office Building
East 14th and Grand
Des Moines, IA 50319
Attn: George Maurer
(515) 281-3611
Email:george.maurer@iowa.gov

Idaho Department of Education

Teacher Education/Professional Standards
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Attn: Larry Norton
Michael P. Stefanic
(208) 332-6885
(208) 332-6800
Email:MStefanic@sde.state.id.us

Illinois State Department of Education

Certification and Professional Development
100 North First Street, S-306
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Attn: Martha (Marti) A. Woelfle
(217) 782-7091
Fax: (217) 782-3687
Email:profprep@isbe.net

Indiana Department of Education

Educator Licensing and Development
251 West Ohio Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1953
Marg Mast
(317) 234-0959
Email:mmast@doe.in.gov

Kansas Department of Education

Teacher Education and Licensure
120 East Tenth Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
Attn: Susan Helbert, Director of Teacher Education and Licensure
(785) 296-8012
Email:shelbert@ksde.org

Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board

100 Airport Road, 3rd Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
Attn: Cindy Godsey
(502) 564-4606
(888) 598-7667
Fax: (502) 564-7092
Email:cindy.godsey@ky.gov

Louisiana Department of Education

Teacher Certification and Higher Education
P.O. Box 44064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Attn: Andrew Vaughan
(225) 342-3563
Email:andrew.vaughan@la.gov

MA Department of Education Bureau of Educator Certification

350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
Matthew Borek, Review Panel Coordinator
(781) 338-6618
Email:MBorek@doe.mass.edu
Web Site:http://www.doe.mass.edu/educators

Maryland Department of Education

Teacher Education/Certification
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Attn: Michelle Dunkle
(410) 767-0391
Fax: (410) 767-0390
Email:mdunkle@msde.state.md.us

Maine Department of Education Certification Office

23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Attn: Nancy Ibarguen
(207) 624-6603
Email:nancy.ibarguen@maine.gov

Michigan Department of Education

Office of Professional Preparation Services
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Robert Stanley
(517) 373-6791
Fax: (517) 373-0542
Email:stanleyR@michigan.gov

Minnesota Board of Teaching

1500 Highway 36
West Roseville, MN 55113
Robert J. Shaw
(651) 582-8833
Email:Robert.J. Shaw@state.mn.us

Missouri Department of Education

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Educator Preparation
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Gale "Hap" Hairston, Director
(573) 751-0371
Email:Gale.Hairston@dese.mo.gov

Mississippi Department of Education

Office of Educator Licensure
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
Attn: Cindy Coon, Director
(601) 359-3483
Email:ccoon@msde.k12.ms.us

Montana Teacher Education/Certification

Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Attn: Elizabeth Keller
(406) 444-3150
Fax: (406) 444-2893
Email:ekeller@state.mt.us

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Division of Human Resource Management
6330 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6330
Attn: Nadine Ejire
Danny Holloman
(919) 807-3310
(919) 807-3375
Email:nejire@dpi.state.nc.us
Email:dholloman@dpi.state.nc.us

North Dakota Education

Standards and Practices Board
2718 Gateway Avenue, Suite 303
Bismarck, ND 58505-0585
Attn: Janet Placek Welk, Executive Director
Deb Jensen, Assistant Director
(701) 328-1659
Fax: (701) 328-2815
Email:jwelk@state.nd.us

Nebraska Department of Education

Teacher Education/Certification
P. O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall Square
Lincoln, NE 68509
Attn: Demaris Grant
(402) 471-2496
(402) 471-0739
Fax: (402) 471-9735
Email:grantda@unk.edu

New Hampshire Department of Education

Bureau of Credentialing
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-8157
Denise Littlefield
(603) 271-4196
Email:Denise.Littlefield@ed.state.nh.us

New Jersey Department of Education

Provisional Teacher Program
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Attn: Betty Sue Zellner, Coordinator
(609) 984-6377
Email:altroute@doe.state.nj.us
Web Site:nj.gov/education/educators/license

New Mexico Public Education Department

Professional Licensure Bureau
300 Don Gasper
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
Attn: Bernadette Bach
(505) 827-6587
Fax: (505) 827-4148
Email:bernadette.bach@state.nm.us

Nevada Department of Education

1820 E. Sahara #205
Las Vegas, NV 89104-3746
Attn: Jerry Barabee, Director Teacher Licensing
(702) 486-6458
Email:drbarbee@doe.nv.gov

New York Supervisor of Teacher Education

5 N Mezzanine, Education Building
Albany, NY 12234
Rich Gervais
(518) 474-1551
Email:rgervais@mail.nysed.gov

Ohio Department of Education

Center for the Teaching Profession
Office of Certification and Licensure
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 105
Columbus, OH 43215
Attn: Jennifer Kangas
(614) 466-3593
Email:jennifer.kangas@ode.state.oh.us

Oklahoma Department of Education

Professional Standards Section
Teacher Education/Certification
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Room 211
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Attn: Paul Simon
(405) 521-2062
Fax: (405) 522-1520
Email:paul.simon@sde.state.ok.us

Oregon Teacher Standards/Practices

465 Commercial Street, NE
Public Service Bldg., Suite 105
Salem, OR 97301
Attn: Keith Menk
(503) 378-3757
Email:Keith.Menk@state.or.us

Pennsylvania Department of Education

Bureau of Certification
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Christina Baumer
(717) 783-6720
Fax: (717) 783-6736
Email:cbaumer@state.pa.us

Rhode Island Department of Education

Office of Teacher Preparation
Certification and Professsional Development
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Attn: Lisa Foehr
(401) 222-8809
Email:Lisa.Foehr@ride.ri.gov

South Carolina Department of Education

Division of Teacher Quality
Landmark II Office Building
3700 Forest Drive, Suite 500
Columbia, SC 29201
Attn: Falicia Harvey
(803) 734-5758
Email:FHarvey@scteachers.org

South Dakota Department of Education

Office of Accreditation and Teacher Quality
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Attn: Melody Schopp
(605) 773-5232
Fax: (605) 773-6139
Email:Melody.Schopp@state.sd.us

Tennessee Department of Education

Teacher Licensing
4th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0377
Attn: Vance Rugaard
(615) 532-4880
Email:Vance.Rugaard@state.tn.us

Texas Education Agency

1701 N. Congress Ave. 5th Floor
Austin, TX 78728
Janice Lopez, Director Educator Standards
(512) 475-0641
Email:janice.lopez@tea.state.tx.us

Utah State Office of Education

Alternate Routes to Licensure
250 East Fifth South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Attn: James F. Schindler, Coordinator
(801) 538-7730
Email:james.schindler@schools.utah.gov

Virginia Dept. of Education

Division of Teacher Education and Licensure
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Attn: James W. Lanham
(804) 371-2471
Email:James.lanham@doe.virginia.gov

Vermont Department of Education

Educational Resources Unit/State Dept of Education
120 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05602-2501
Attn: Linda Hendrickson
(802) 828-0449
Fax: 802-828-5107
Email:lindahendrickson@education.state.vt.us
Web Site:http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/maincert.html

Washington Professional Educator Standards Board

Old Capitol Building
P.O. Box 47236
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Attn: Mea Moore
(360) 725-6276
Email:mea.moore@k12.wa.us

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Bureau of Teacher Education Licensing & Placement
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Attn: Laurie Derse
(608) 266-1028
Email:laurie.derse@dpi.state.wi.us

West Virginia Department of Education

Building #6, Room 252
Office of Professional Preparation
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Kellie Crawford
Shawn L. Hawkins
(304) 558-7010
(800) 982-2378
Email:kcrawford@access.k12.wv.us
Email:slhawkins@access.k12.wv.us
Web Site:http://wvde.state.wv.us/certification/educator/alternative/approved.html

Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board

2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0190
Attn: Linda Stowers
(307) 777-6261
Email:lstowers@state.wy.us


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