Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:
9:00am-4:30pm
Tuesday:
10:00am-4:30pm
Contact Information
Certification Office Phone Hours
Status Updates
- Application Status - An update on application processing.
Professional Certification Office
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Contact Professional Certification
Certification Office email
Professional Educator Standards Board
PO Box 47236
Olympia, WA 98504-7236
Email the Professional Educator Standards Board
Washington Initiative for National Boards Certification Office
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Email Steven Mueller
Helpful Websites
- Educational Service Districts (ESDs) Contact List
- "Pro Teach" (the professional certificate for teachers)
- Troops to Teachers Office
- Washington Initiative for National Boards Certification Office
- Current WACs (Washington Administrative Code (Updated every two weeks)
- Federal Student Loan Forgiveness for Teachers
- Washington Student Achievement Council (state-funded student financial aid; loan forgiveness)
- Professional Educator Standards Board (Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification Programs (exclusively for state identified subject matter shortage areas), Basic Skills Test (West-B), Content Knowledge Test (West E))
- School Apportionment and Financial Services, OSPI
- TeachWashington.Org (How to become a teacher in Washington)
- Washington Education Association (WEA) Jobline
- Washington State Department of Retirement Systems