| Status of Alternative Certification | State | Contact | Phone | Agency | |
| Implementing | Alabama | June H. Mabry | 334/242-9977 | Alabama Department of Education | |
| Not using | Alaska | Julie Orsborn | 907/465-2026 | Alaska Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Arizona | R. Berkley Lunt | 602/542-4367 | Arizona Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Arkansas | Jim Chism | 501/682-5762 | Arkansas Department of Education | |
| Implementing | California | Michael McKibbin | 916/445-4438 | California Commission on Teacher Credentialing | |
| Implementing | Colorado | Eugene J. Campbell | 303/866-6932 | Colorado Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Connecticut | Hilary E. Freedman | 860/566-4267 | Connecticut Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Delaware | Barbara Van Dornick | 302/831-3000 | University of Delaware | |
| Implementing | District of Columbia | Yvonne D. Holt | 202/724-4246 | District of Columbia Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Florida | 74.3% | Florida Department of Education | ||
| Implementing | Georgia | Margaret M. Torrey | 404/657-9000 | Georgia Professional Standards Commission | |
| Implementing | Hawaii | Clara Burrows | 808/586-3276 | Hawaii Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Idaho | Michael P. Stefanic | 208/332-6800 | Idaho Department of Instruction | |
| Implementing | Illinois | Dr. Rob Sampson | 217/782-2805 | Illinois State Board of Education | |
| Considering | Indiana | 317/232-9010 | Indiana Professional Standards Board | ||
| Considering | Iowa | Anne Kruse | 515/281-3611 | Iowa Board of Educational Examiners | |
| Not considering | Kansas | Ken Bungert | 785/296-4073 | Kansas Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Kentucky | Dr. Susan Leib | 502/573-4606 | Kentucky Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Louisiana | Robert G. Crew | 504/342-3490 | Louisiana Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Maine | Nancy Ibarguen | 207/287-5944 | Maine Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Maryland | Joanne Ericson or Virginia Pilato | 410/767-0406 | Maryland Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Massachusetts | Dennis DiCarlo | 781/388-3300 | Massachusetts Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Michigan | Carolyn Logan | 517/373-6505 | Michigan Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Minnesota | Michael Tollman | 651/582-8833 | Minnesota Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Mississippi | Carolyn Alexander | 601/359-3483 | Mississippi Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Missouri | John Miller | 573/751-0051 | Missouri Department of Education | |
| Not considering | Montana | Marilyn Roberts | 406/444-3150 | Office of Public Instruction | |
| Implementing | Nebraska | Robert Crosier | 402/471-2496 or 402/471-0739 | Nebraska Department of Education | |
| Proposed alternatives | Nevada | Skip Wend | 702/486-6455 | Nevada Department of Education | |
| Implementing | New Hampshire | Alexander J. Blastos | 603/271-2407 | New Hampshire Department of Education | |
| Implementing | New Jersey | Ida B. Graham | 609/292-2045 | New Jersey Department of Education | |
| Implementing | New Mexico | Marilyn Scargall | 505/827-6728 | New Mexico Department of Education | |
| Implementing | New York | Sanford E. Lake | 518/474-6440 | New York Education Department | |
| Implementing | North Carolina | Van Brock Murray | 919/733-4125 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | |
| Not considering | North Dakota | Janet Place or Deb Jensen | 701/328-2264 | North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board | |
| Implementing | Ohio | Marilyn Troyer | 614/466-2761 | Ohio Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Oklahoma | Cindy Marose | 405/521-3337 | Oklahoma Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Oregon | David Myton | 503/378-3586 | Oregon Teacher Standards/Practices | |
| Implementing | Pennsylvania | Ronald Simanovich | 717/787-3470 | Pennsylvania Department of Education | |
| Not considering | Rhode Island | David R. Roy | 401/277-2675 | Rhode Island Department of Education | |
| Implementing | South Carolina | Sandra Robe | 803/734-8466 | South Carolina Department of Education | |
| Implementing | South Dakota | Dean Buchanan | 605/773-3553 | South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs | |
| Implementing | Tennessee | Amy Gallagher | 615/532-4880 | Tennessee Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Texas | Dr. William Wale | 512/469-3000 | Texas State Board for Educator Certification | |
| Implementing | Utah | Roger Mouritsen or Diane DeMan | 801/538-7741 | Utah State Office of Education | |
| Considering | Vermont | Patricia Pallas | 802/828-2445 | Vermont Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Virginia | Paul F. Joseph | 804/786-6759 | Virginia Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Washington | Rosemarie Thomas | 206/753-6773 | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
| Implementing | West Virginia | Barbara Brazeau | 304/558-7010 or 800/982-2378 | West Virginia Department of Education | |
| Implementing | Wisconsin | Peter Burke | 608/266-1027 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | |
| Implementing | Wyoming | Linda Stowers | 307/777-6261 | Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board | |
Source: National Center for Education Information http://www.ncei.com.
This table was created from information provided by the National Center for Education Information, which has compiled a 426-page report that details all of the states’ requirements and program descriptions for alternative routes toward certification. The full report is available from the Center for $99, plus $5 for shipping and handling. If information is required only for certain states, send $12 for the first state and $5 for each additional state to NCEI, 4401-A Connecticut Avenue, NW, #212, Washington, D.C. 20008, 202/362-3444, fax: 202/362-3493.
