Is my child's teacher certified in New Jersey?

Question

How can I find out if my child's teacher is certified to teach in New Jersey? I've searched and searched, no luck. Please help!

Answer 1

You have to go and ask  your school administration. For security purposes, certification information isn't widely available on-line (at least not in Texas). However, do to the No Child Left Behind mandate, I can assure you if your child's teacher is a full time teacher and not just a permanent sub, she or he has either an unconditional certification meaning that they've passed all the certification tests for their area or they have a emergency permit meaning they're information is still be processed (fingerprints are still being processed, certification application is still being processed, etc).

Answer 2

Ask the school.  Here in California, anyone can go online to the State Department of Education website and find out what credential a teacher holds, when it expires, what supplemental authorizations they have, etc...  The only bad thing about it is you may end up with a lot of teachers with the same name listed and it does not show which schools they are employed at or city or anything like that.

Answer 3

If he/she is teaching in a public school, then he/she has to have some sort of New Jersey certification.