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E-mail Service:

Please use our E-mail Form

Correspondence:

Office Mailing Address

Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Educator Certification
Suite 201, Turlington Building
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

Telephone Service:

U.S. Domestic Toll-Free Number: 800-445-6739

Outside U.S.: 850-245-5049

The Bureau of Educator Certification provides an automated telephone inquiry service for teachers through use of a touch-tone telephone. This service is available from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

General information available by telephone includes:

• Getting started with teaching and certification in Florida
  
• Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) Center telephone number and Web site
  
• Request certification materials to be sent to you by mail

Further information available for applicants by telephone with Applicant ID # or Department of Education (DOE) #:

• Status of valid application or certificate
  
• Last 5 documents received into or sent from your file in the last two months
  
• Recorded message and response retrieval system (not voice mail)
  
• Live access to a certification specialist

Personal Service:

The Bureau of Educator Certification provides information and assistance to visitors of the office on the second floor of the Ralph Turlington Building in Tallahassee. Appointments are not provided. Assistance is provided on a "first come, first served" basis.

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday