Licensure
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The Office of Professional Licensure of the Arkansas Department of Education has the responsibility of issuing licenses for pre-school through Grade 12 teachers and administrators. The Office is located in Rooms 106-B and 107-B of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, in Little Rock, and is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

• Arkansas Teacher Licensure Database
• Licensure Fees Information - PDF Aug. 13, 2008
• Praxis Assessment Series
• Professional Licensure Standards Board
• Teacher Application
• Waiver Request Form and Individual Teacher Plan to Become Highly Qualified and Licensed while Employed under an Additional Licensure Plan - PDF Aug. 27, 2007

Current Teachers

• Adding an Area of Licensure to an Existing Arkansas License
• Reciprocity
• Renewing an Arkansas License
• Teacher Vacancies

• Initial Licensure
• Induction/Mentoring Program
• Arkansas Standards for Beginning Teachers - PDF Oct. 2, 2008
• Competency Areas
• Non-Traditional Licensure Program
• Educator Preparation Programs

For more information, please contact:

Office of Professional Licensure
Arkansas Department of Education
Four Capitol Mall
Room 106-B or Room 107-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-4342
Fax: 501-682-4898