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Alternative Certification Teaching programs, but you are not in Illinois...
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Alabama Department of Education
5201 Gordon Persons Bldg.,50 N. Ripley St.
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Attn.: June H. Mabry
(334) 242-9977
Fax: (334) 242-0498
e-mail: tcert@alsde.edu
Alaska Department of Education Teacher Ed
& Certification
Attn: Assessment Center
810 West Tenth St., Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1984
Attn: Julie Orsborn
(907) 465-2026
e-mail: julie_orsborn@educ.state.ak.us
Arizona Department of Education Teacher
Certification Unit
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Attn: R. Berkley Lunt
(602) 542-4367
Arkansas Department of Education
No. 4 State Capitol Mall, Rm. 106B
Teacher Education/Licensure
Little Rock, AR 72201
Attn: Jim Chism
(501) 682-5762
California Commission on Teacher
Credentialing
1900 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95814-4213
Attn: Michael McKibbin
(916) 445-4438
e-mail: mmckibbin@ctc.ca.gov
Web Site: http://www.cde.ca.gov
Colorado Department of Education
Educator Licensing
201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 105
Denver, CO 80203
Attn: Eugene J. Campbell
(303) 866-6932
e-mail: campbell_e@cde.state.co.us
Connecticut Bureau of Certification &
Teacher Preparation
P.O. Box 150471
Hartford, CT 06115-0471
Attn: Hilary E. Freedman
(860) 566-4267
e-mail: teacher.cert@po.state.ct.us
Delaware Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 1402
Townsend Building
Dover, DE 19903
Critical Areas Program (math,
science, & speech pathology) -- Contact: (302) 739-4885
Special Institute for Teacher Certification (math, science,
English, modern languages, elementary & special education) -- Contact:
Linda Hughes, Ph.D.
University of Delaware
Delaware Center for Teacher Education
Willard Hall
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 831-4598 or 831-1100
e-mail: artc-de@udel.edu
Delaware Alternative Routes to
Certification/Secondary Program -- Contact: Barbara Van Dornick
University of Delaware
DCTE, Willard Hall
Newark DE 19711
(302)831-3000
Master's in Elementary Education --
Contact:
Arthur Gilbert
Wilmington College
821 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 734-2594
District of Columbia Department of Education
415 12th Street, NW, #1004
Washington, DC 20004
Attn: Yvonne D. Holt
(202) 724-4246
Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Certification
325 W. Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Attm: Kathryn S. Hebda
(850) 488-2317
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
1454 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
Attn: Margaret M. Torrey, Exec. Secy.
(404) 657-9000
Hawaii Department of Education Office of
Personnel Services
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
Attn: Clara Burrows
(808) 586-3276
e-mail: clara_burrows@notes.k12.hi.us
Idaho Department of Instruction Teacher
Education/Professional Standards
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Attn: Michael P. Stefanic
(208) 332-6800
Illinois State Board of Education Division
Of Professional Preparation
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Attn: Michael J. Long/Marti Woelfle
(217) 782-4330
Web Site: http://www.isbe.net/profdevelopment
Indiana Professional Standards Board
251 E. Ohio St., Suite 201
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-9010
Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
Grimes State Office Bldg.
East 14th and Grand
Des Moines, IA 50319
Attn: Anne Kruse
(515) 281-5849
Kansas Department of Education Division of
Certification
120 East Tenth Street
Topeka, KS 66612
Attn: Ken Bungert
Director of Cert. and Teacher Education
(785) 296-4073
Kentucky Department of Education Office of
Teacher Education/Certification
1024 Capital Center Dr.
Frankfort, KY 40601
Attn: Dr. Susan Leib
Phone: (502) 573-4606
Fax: (502) 573-1610
Louisiana Department of Education Bureau
of Higher Education/Certification
P.O. Box 44064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Attn: Robert G. Crew
(504) 342-3490
Maine Department of Education
Certification Office
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Attn: Nancy Ibarguen
(207) 287-5944
e-mail: nancy.ibarguen@state.me.us
Maryland Department of Education Teacher
Education/Certification
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Attn: Norma Allen/Virginia Pilato
Phone: (410) 767-0391
Fax: (410) 767-0390
Massachusetts Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Preparation
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
|Attn: Dennis DiCarlo
Phone: (781) 388-3300
Fax: (781) 388-3475
Michigan Department of Education Teacher
Preparation/Certification
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Attn: Carolyn Logan
(517) 373-6505
Fax: (517) 373-0542
e-mail: logance@state.mi.us
Minnesota Board of Teaching
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Attn: Michael Tillman
(651) 582-8833
Mississippi Department of Education Office
of Educator Licensure
P. O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
Attn: Carolyn Alexander, Director
(601) 359-3483
e-mail: calexander@mde.k12.ms.us
Missouri Department of Education Teacher
Ed./Certification
Department of Elementary/Secondary Educ.
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Attn: John Miller
(573) 751-0051
Teacher Education/Certification Office of
Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59601-2501
Attn: Marilyn Roberts
(406) 444-3150
Fax: (406) 444-2893
e-mail: marilynr@state.mt.us
Nebraska Department of Education Teacher
Education/Certification
P. O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall Square
Lincoln, NE 68509
Attn: Robert Crosier
(402) 471-2496 or 471-0739
Nevada Department of Education
State Mail Room
1820 E. Sahara #205
Las Vegas, NV 89104-3746
Attn: Jan Hamilton, Ed.D.
(702) 486-6455
New Hampshire Department of Education
Bureau of Credentialing
101 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301
Attn: Alexander J. Blastos
(603) 271-2407
New Jersey Department of Education Office
of Licensing and Credentials
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Attn: John F. Knapp
(609) 292-2045
New Mexico Department of Education Teacher
Education/Licensure
Professional Dev./Education Bldg.
Santa Fe, NM 87503
Attn: Marilyn Scargall
(505) 827-6728
New York Education Department Office of
Teaching
5 N Education Building
Albany, NY 12234
Attn: Sanford E. Lake
(518) 474-6440
North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction Division of Teacher Education Services
114 West Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC 27611
Attn: Van Brock Murray
(919) 733-4125
North Dakota Education Standards and
Practices Board
600 East Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0540
Attn: Janet Placek, Exec. Director
Deb Jensen, Asst. Director
Phone: (701) 328-1659
Fax: (701) 328-2815
e-mail: jwelk@state.nd.us
Ohio Department of Education Professional
Development & Licensure
Ohio Depts. Building, Room 1009
Columbus, OH 43215
Attn: Marilyn Troyer
(614) 466-2761
Oklahoma Department of Education
Professional Standards Section Teacher Education/Certification
2500 N. Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 211
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Attn: Cindy Marose
(405) 521-3337
Fax: (405) 522-1520
email: cindy_Marose@sde.state.ok.us
Oregon Teacher Standards/Practices
255 Capitol St., N.E.
Public Service Bldg., Suite 105
Salem, OR 97310-1332
Attn: David Myton
(503) 378-3586
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Bureau of Certification
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Attn: Ronald Simanovich
(717) 783-9252
Fax: (717) 783-6736
email: rsimanovic@state.pa.us
Rhode Island Department of Education
Office of Teacher Preparation, Certification and Professional Development
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Attn: David R. Roy
(401) 274600, ext. 2254
e-mail: ride1512@ride.ri.net
South Carolina Department of Education
Teacher Education/Certification
1600 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Attn: Sandra Rowe
(803) 734-2758
South Dakota Department of Education and
Cultural Affairs Division of Elementary/Secondary Education
Kneip Building
Pierre, SD 57501
Attn: Dean Buchanan
(605) 773-4771
Fax: (605) 773-6139
e-mail: dean.buchanan@state.sd.us
Teacher Licensing/Career Ladder Cert.
5th Floor Gateway Plaza
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0377
Attn: Amy Gallagher
(615) 532-4880
Texas State Board for Educator
Certification
1001 Trinity St.
Austin, TX 78701-2603
Attn: Dr. William Wale
(512) 469-3000
Utah State Office of Education Division of
Teacher Certification
250 East Fifth South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Attn: Ronald Stanfieldn/Diane DeMan
(801) 538-7741
Fax: (801) 538-7973
e-mail: rstanfie@usoe.k12.ut.us
Vermont Department of Education
Educational Resources Unit
State Department of Education
Montpelier, VT 05602
Attn: Patricia Pallas
(802) 828-2445
Virginia Department of Education Division
of Teacher Education and Licensure
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Attn: Paul F. Joseph
(804) 786-6759
e-mail: pjoseph@mail.vak12ed.edu
or
e-mail: pjoseph@pen.k12.va.us
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building, P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Attn: Rosemarie Thomas
(206) 753-6773
e-mail: rthomas@ospi.wednet.edu
West Virginia Department of Education
Capitol Complex
Building #6, Room 337
Charlestown, WV 25305-0330
Attn: Barbara Brazeau
(304) 558-7010 or (800) 982-2378
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Bureau of Teacher Education Licensing and Placement
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Attn: Peter Burke
(608) 266-1027
Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards
Board
2300 Capitol Ave.
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0190
Attn: Linda Stowers
(307) 777-6261
e-mail: lstowe@missc.state.wy.us
Illinois
Alternative Certification Programs