Idaho

Contact Information

Address:
Certification & Professional Standards Commission
State Department of Education
650 West State Street
Boise, Idaho 83702

Phone: (208) 332-6882 / 1-800-432-4601 (toll free)
Fax: (208) 334-2228
Email: certification@sde.idaho.gov

Idaho Department of Education: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/

Certification Requirements

Teacher Licensure Needed: Yes

Master's Degree Needed: No

EST Praxis Subject Assessments Library Media Content Test Needed: Yes, candidates need a score of 151 or above

Other Testing Needed: Yes, Idaho Technology Competency Assessment and Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Course (K-8 certification)

Description: Idaho's State Department of Education (SDE) requires a teaching license before it will issue a certification. The Teacher Librarian is an endorsement consisting of the following: Twenty semester credit hours in the field of Education Media or Library Science including: A minimum of three semester credit hours in each of the following areas:

• collection development / materials selection
• literature for youth or children
• organization of information (cataloging & classification)
• school library administration / management
• library information technologies and information literacy

The remaining five semester credit hours may come from related course work.

Evaluation Process for Licensure:

All applicants are held accountable for current State Board of Education-approved standards. There will not be a phase-in period for these applicants.

This criteria for eligibility for a licensure includes:

• Out-of-state applicants applying for initial Idaho certification will be issued a three-year non-renewable Idaho interim certificate, thus allowing time to meet Idaho standards required for a standard Idaho certificate.

Reciprocity: Idaho is a participant in the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Interstate Agreement. https://www.ecs.org/teacher-license-reciprocity-state-profiles/

If the applicant holds a current, valid certificate in another state and submits a complete application, the applicant may receive a three (3)-year Idaho interim certificate (upon clearance of the background investigation check).