Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way

Contact Information

Educator Licenses, Certificates and Endorsements

All inquiries related to applications for certificates to work in New Jersey public schools, eligibility or qualifications for certificates and endorsements, or the NJ EdCert system must be directed to the Office of Recruitment, Preparation, and Certification. The Office of the State Board of Education does not have access to the NJ EdCert system.

Office of Recruitment, Preparation, and Certification
Email: rpr@doe.nj.gov
Phone: (609) 292-2070  (select third option for "seeking licensing information")

High School Equivalency Assessments (GED, HiSET, TASC)

Adult Education/High School Equivalency Unit
Email: adulted@doe.nj.gov
Phone: (609) 292-2070 (select last option for Adult Education/High School Equivalency Unit)

High School Transcripts or Diploma Verification

Contact the high school, school district or charter school from which the student graduated. For private high schools that have closed, contact the entity or organization that operated the school.

New Jersey School Directory

Private Career School (PCS) Transcripts and Records

The New Jersey Department of Education does not maintain records from closed private career schools (PCS). See the Career Readiness webpage Private Career School Students (PCS) on possibly obtaining PCS records from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Training Evaluation Unit.

Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Training Evaluation Unit
Email: TrainingEvaluationUnit@dol.nj.gov.

Office of the State Board

The Office of the State Board serves as a liaison between the Commissioner and the State Board of Education (State Board) and between the State Board and the public.

The office provides the following support services:

  • Administrative code review process 
  • Coordination of public testimony sessions
  • Coordination of State Board meetings
  • Equivalency and waiver process
  • Prepares and conducts orientation for new board members and senior staff
  • Special projects and committees
  • State Board-related activities

Director: Diane Shoener
Email: stateboardoffice@doe.nj.gov
Phone: (609) 376-9071

Note: The Office of the State Board does not oversee the issuance of educator licenses/certificates/endorsements, General Educational Development (GED)/HiSET or TASC test results, high school transcripts, or records from closed private career schools.