The Office of Educator Licensing and Accreditation has the following responsibilities:

• Analyzes credentials and makes determinations of eligibility for individuals seeking teaching licenses to practice in the District’s 37 Local Education Agencies (LEAs).
• Manages and coordinates all of the accreditation and program approval oversight activities related to the seven DC Institutions of Higher Education that are approved by the state to prepare teachers and academic service providers.

• New Address Notification*
• Educator Licensing and Accreditation Contacts*
• Mission
• Overview of Programs and Services
• Educator Licensure
• State Accreditation of Educator Preparation Programs
• Educator Licensure Applications
• Resources and Information
• Educator Quality Data Reporting

• Licensing teachers, school-based service providers and administrators
• Approving of educator preparation programs offered at colleges/universities located within the District of Columbia
• Providing technical assistance to and oversight for LEAs in meeting the NCLB highly qualified requirements for teachers and paraprofessionals.
• Managing the annual grant competition for Title II-A, SAHE funding.
• Collecting and analyzing statewide educator quality data.

• Initial Teacher Licensure
• School Service Provider Initial Licensure
• School Administrator Initial Licensure
• Substitute Teacher Licensure
• Educators Prepared Outside the US
• Teacher & Service Provider Licensure Renewal
• Administrator License Renewal

• Teacher Licensure Exams*
• School Administrator Licensure Exams*
• Approved DC Educator Licensure Programs*
• Fee Schedule for Licensure Services
• Reciprocity*  
• Types of Licenses Issued*
• Certification Areas*

• Teacher Quality and Accountability Overview
• State Reporting Requirements
• Highly Qualified Teacher State Definition
• Local Education Agency (LEA) Reporting Requirements
• Employed Educator Reporting (EER)
• Employed Educator Guides, Forms and Reference Materials