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Florida Department of Education's website provides information on a wealth of educational topics, links to important sites, and contact names, numbers and email addresses.

Steps to Florida Teacher Certification:
or Office Mailing Address

Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Educator Certification
Suite 201, Turlington Building
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

Telephone Service: Toll-Free Number: 800-445-6739

Moving from the Temporary to the Professional Certificate

Certification Application Fee
Certification for degrees outside the United States:

Polk County School District website:
There is a lot of information including employment opportunities located on the website for new and prospective teachers. If you have recertification questions contact karen.Feister@polk-fl.net

The state-wide District Alternative Certification Program developed by the Department includes information for school districts and prospective educators.

Florida Education Accomplished Practices (FEAPS) University of South Florida's web site for the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices. It will help you understand and apply the Accomplished Practices for Florida Teachers at the Preprofessional Level.

The FTCE is composed of three tests: Professional Education, General Knowledge, and Subject Area Exams. Depending upon your background, you may need to take one, two, or three of the tests. Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) information and registration

FTCE Certification Examinations for Florida Educators: Test dates and registration information for FTCE test 

 Online Clast or General Knowledge Practice Test

Free FTCE Practice Test

Purchase FTCE Study Guides - (General Knowledge, Professional Education, Single-Area Subject Tests