The Arkansas Educator Licensure System Public Site allows public access to educator licensure data. Educator licensure data may be searched for any Arkansas-licensed educator by entering known public information, such as the educator’s last name and first name. The public view shows applicant information, professional license effective and expiration dates, background check information and licensure areas. Confidential data is restricted from the public view.

Apply to become a Certified Teaching Assistant. Use this link only if you have never applied before. If you have a license or have had a background check, use the Educator Portal to apply.

Arkansas Department of Education Background Check Consent Form and Fingerprinting Request for Teachers, Substitute Teachers, Classified Employment, Fiscal Officer Employment, License Renewal or Transfer, and Pre-Service Teachers.

This Expiring Educator Licenses website allows approved district administrators to view educators in their district with a license expiring soon. A district local education agency (LEA) number must be present in educator’s records in order to be displayed online in the Expiring Educator Licenses website.

The Course Code Management System (CCMS) may be used to verify course codes are entered on student and master course schedules in accordance with the ADE’s published course code guidelines. The CCMS also contains the licensure codes required to teach a course at certain grade levels. The CCMS may be printed online or exported into a spreadsheet.

The Professional Licensure Description tool provides a list of active and in-active licensure code by description with Grade Low and Grade high details.