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Educator Certification has created two step-by-step guides to walk educators through the TEAL and ECOS set up and log in process. If you have trouble setting up your account, you may contact your ESC representative .

E-mail or Contact TEA Educator Certification and Standards                

Customer Service

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm Central Time 
(512) 936-8400 local
Phone Options:
Option 1–Office Information
Option-2-Educator Certification 
Option-3-Fingerprinting
Option-4-Educator Preparation
Option-5-Legal
Option-6-Investigations

General Mailing Address

Texas Education Agency
Educator Certification & Standards
1701 North Congress Ave
WBT 5-100
Austin, TX 78701-1494

Mail Payments to:

TEA-CRT
PO Box 13717
Austin, TX 78711-3717

  

Division fax numbers

Educator Certification
512-936-8277

Educator Standards and Preparation
512-936-8402

Fingerprinting
512-936-8277

Investigations
512-936-8404

Professional Discipline/Code of Ethics
512-463-7545 

Driving directions to the Texas Education Agency

June 17, 2013

Dozens of new laws to impact Texas public schools

Dozens of new laws will impact Texas public schools. A list details those education bills that became law and those that were vetoed. 

June 17, 2013

Commissioner Williams meets with Education Secretary to discuss Texas' NCLB waiver request

Commissioner of Education Michael L. Williams today met with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Washington D.C. as part of an ongoing dialogue with the U.S. Department of Education regarding Texas’ waiver request from specific provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly known as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. 

June 12, 2013

TEA announces initial assessment requirements under HB 5

Under House Bill 5 (HB 5), passed by the 83rd Texas Legislature and signed by the governor, high school students are now required to pass five State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) end-of-course exams to meet the new graduation requirements.    

June 10, 2013

Statewide STAAR passing rates stable for 2012-2013 school year

Passing rates on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) end-of-course tests were largely stable during the second year of this program, with students faring the best on science assessments and continuing to struggle with writing, according to statewide results for all 2012-13 STAAR tests released today by the Texas Education Agency.