The chart below lists the states that are parties with Michigan in the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Interstate Contract. The purpose of the NASDTEC Interstate Contract is to assist teachers and other educators who find it necessary to move to another state by providing a vehicle for recognition of their educational training if such educators have completed state approved teacher education programs or are state certified with appropriate experience.
Currently, 46 states, the District of Colombia, Guam and Puerto Rico have signed the contract for one or more of the the four educator categories: teacher, support professionals, administrators and vocational educators.
| Educator Category | Contract States |
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| STATE | 1 |
2 |
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| Michigan | Teacher |
Alabama |
Hawaii |
Nebraska |
Rhode Island |
| Support Administrator Vocational |
no contracts no contracts no contracts |
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Information reprinted from "The NASDTEC Manual on the Preparation and Certification of Educational Personnel 2004", Ninth Edition, National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, 2004.
For further information about certification requirements in other states, please consult the following websites:
50 State's Certification requirements at http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html
State Certification Requirements at http://www.education-world.com/jobs/state certification.html
Frequently other states will request that you have a Program Verification Form or Institutional Recommendation form completed by the Teacher/Administrator Certification Officer or Dean of your college or university. If the state you are applying to requires the completion of this form, please forward it to our office: Office of Teacher/Administrator Certification, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5260.