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Teacher Licensure
Director Shane Carter
Coordinators For assistance with EDCS, Licensed Personnel Report and Fall/Spring Vacancy Report Leslie Bruton
Operations-for assistance with training on all aspects of licensure Joe Midgley
Licensure questions Nikk Nelson
Christa Chesmore
Education Program Consultants
Brea Cudney Christian
Public Service Administrators
Cindy Coleman
Luke McClurg
Myra Stithem
Fingerprint assistance:
Jessica Apodaca
Administrative Assistant
General questions:
Educator Evaluation
Higher Education and Educator Preparation
Mentoring
Office/Building Hours: M-F 8am - 5pm
Send all mail to:
KSDE Attention: Teacher Licensure 900 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 102 Topeka, KS 66612-1212
Licensure Operator
TLALicense@ksde.org 785-296-2288
Form 1:
Form 2:
Form 3a: Renew of Professional License
Form 3b: Upgrade one-year nonrenewable or transitional
Form 3c: Transitional (Kansas License expired over six months)
Form 4: Provisional License (Completing Kansas Program)
Form 5: Standard Substitute
Form 8: Emergency Substitute
Form 9: Restricted (Kansas Alternative Route)
Form 10: STEM
Form 11: Accomplished License (National Board Certified Teachers ONLY)
Form 19: Upgrade Initial School Psychologist or Direct Entry School Counselor
Form 20: Renew initial teaching, school specialist or school leadership (NOT Professional)
Form 21: Upgrade initial teaching, school specialist, school leadership to Professional
Form 22: Add new teaching endorsement by testing
Form 24: Limited apprentice license
The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. (more information...)
To accommodate people with disabilities, on request, auxiliary aides and services will be provided and reasonable modifications to policies and programs will be made. To request accommodations or for more information please contact the Office of General Counsel at ogc@ksde.org or by 785-296-3204.