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I
Immunizations (518) 486-6090
Improved School Services (ISS) for Limited English Proficient Students (518) 474-8775
Incarcerated Youth and Adults (518) 486-1547
Independent Living (VESID) (518) 474-2925
Instructional Technology (518) 486-5832
Interior Design (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Investigations (Professional Discipline) (212) 951-6400
ISS (Improved School Services) for Limited English Proficient Students (518) 474-8775
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K
Kindergarten Voluntary Registration (Nonpublic) (518) 474-5922
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L
Land Surveying (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Landscape Architecture (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Law Youth and Citizenship (518) 474-1460
Learn and Serve America (LSA) (518) 486-5202
Legal Services (Professional Discipline) Albany: (518) 485-9350
NYC: (212) 951-6550
Liberty Partnerships Program (518) 486-5202
Library Media (School) (518) 486-2228
(518) 474-4715
Library Services

Circulation/Stack Services

 (518) 474-7895

Genealogy and Local History

(518) 474-5161

Interlibrary Loan

 (518) 474-5383

Legislative Office Building Access Point

 (518) 432-2649

Manuscripts and Special Collections

 (518) 474-6282

Microform Area

 (518) 474-3092

Reference Desk

 (518) 474-5355

Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL)

 (518) 474-7586

Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) Customer Inquiries

 (800) 342-3688
Low Performing Schools Albany: (518) 474-5923
NYC: (718) 722-2796
LSA (Learn and Serve America) (518) 486-5202
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M
Magnet Schools (518) 474-5923
Massage Therapy (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Mathematics Education (518) 474-5922
Medicaid (Special Education) (518) 474-3227
Medicine (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Mentoring (Mentor Teacher Internship Program) (518) 474-4661
Middle-Level Education (518) 474-5923
Midwifery (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Migrant Education (518) 473-0295
Model Schools Program (518) 474-5922
Museum Services (518) 474-5877

Conferences & Special Events

 (518) 473-1299

Education

 (518) 484-5843

Exhibit Design

 (518) 473-9629

Exhibit Production

 (518) 473-9629

External Services Charter

 (518) 473-3131

General Information

 (518) 474-5877

Group Reservation

 (518) 474-5843

Institute

 (518) 474-5801

Operations

 (518) 474-5812

Registrar

 (518) 473-8574

Shop

 (518) 449-7860

Visitor Services

 (518) 486-1569
Music Education (518) 474-5922
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National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (518) 474-4661
Native American Education and Services (518) 474-0537
New York City Parent Advisory Committee Council Partnerships     (718) 722-2743
New York State Archives Operations, Director (518) 474-6926

Documentary Heritage Services

 (518) 474-6926

General Information (Reference)

 (518) 474-8955

Government Records Services

 (518) 474-6926

Grants Administration and Program Support

 (518) 474-6926

Public Programs and Outreach

 (518) 474-6926

Records Advisory Services

 (518) 474-6926

Records Service Development

 (518) 474-6926

Regional Advisory Services - Region 1  Brooklyn, NY

 (718) 923-4300

Regional Advisory Services - Region 3  Albany, NY

 (518) 485-6233

Regional Advisory Services - Region 4  Queensbury, NY

 (518) 798-5717

Regional Advisory Services - Region 5  Utica, NY

 (315) 793-2781

Regional Advisory Services - Region 6  Binghamton, NY

 (607) 721-8429

Regional Advisory Services - Region 7  Rochester, NY

 (585) 241-2827

Regional Advisory Services - Region 8 Buffalo, NY

 (716) 847-7903

Regional Advisory Services - Region 9  Poughkeepsie, NY

 (845) 485-2633

Regional Advisory Services - Region 10  Hauppauge, NY

 (631) 952-6864

Training and Publications

 (518) 474-6926
New York State Board of Regents (518) 474-5889

Robert Bennett, Chancellor

 (716) 694-6783

Adelaide Sanford, Vice Chancellor

 (718) 722-2796

Anthony Bottar

 (315) 422-3466

Joseph Bowman, Jr.

 (518) 442-4987

Geraldine Chapey

 (718) 634-8471

Milton Cofield

 (585) 248-8494

Saul Cohen

 (914) 633-7889

Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez

 (212) 233-8955

James Dawson

 (518) 643-9289

Arnold Gardner

 (716) 845-6000

Robert Johnson

 (212) 229-7200

Diane O'Neill McGivern

 (718) 667-6334

Harry Phillips, 3rd

 (914) 948-2228

Judith Rubin

 (212) 535-6942

James Tallon, Jr.

 (212) 494-0777

Merryl Tisch

 (212) 879-9414

David Johnson, Secretary

 (518) 474-5889
New York State Library Services

Circulation/Stack Services

 (518) 474-7895

Genealogy and Local History

(518) 474-5161

Interlibrary Loan

 (518) 474-5383

Legislative Office Building Access Point

 (518) 432-2649

Manuscripts and Special Collections

 (518) 474-6282

Microform Area

 (518) 474-3092

Reference Desk

 (518) 474-5355

Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL)

 (518) 474-7586

Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) Customer Inquiries

 (800) 342-3688
New York State Museum Services (518) 473-3131

Conferences & Special Events

 (518) 474-5842

Education

 (518) 486-5784

Exhibit Design

 (518) 402-5952

Exhibit Production

 (518) 402-5952

External Services Charter

 (518) 474-5842

General Information

 (518) 474-5842

Group Reservation

 (518) 474-5842

Institute

 (518) 474-5842

Operations

 (518) 474-5842

Registrar

 (518) 474-5842

Shop

 (518) 474-5842

Visitor Services

 (518) 474-5842
New York State School for the Blind (585) 343-5384
New York State School for the Deaf (315) 337-8400
Nonpublic High School Voluntary Registration (518) 474-3879
Nonpublic Nursery Schools Voluntary Registration (518) 474-5922
Nonpublic School Accountability (518) 474-3879
Nonpublic School Services (518) 474-3879
Nurses (School) (518) 486-6090
Nursing (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Nutrition Education Training (518) 486-6090
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Occupational Education Civil Rights (518) 486-1547
Occupational Therapy (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs (518) 474-3719
Operation Recognition (518) 474-8940
Ophthalmic Dispensing (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Opportunity Programs (Higher Education) (518) 474-5705
Optometry (Professions) (518) 474-3817
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Parent Advocacy/Parent Education/Parent Partnerships Advisory Council Albany: (518) 474-4715
NYC: (718) 722-2743
Parenting Education/Involvement (518) 486-6090
Pharmacy (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Physical Education (518) 474-5922
Physical Therapy (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Physician Assistant (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Podiatry (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Prekindergarten Education (518) 474-5807
Press Releases and Press Clips (518) 474-1201
Professional Assistance Program (Impaired Professionals) (518) 474-3817
Professional Discipline (212) 951-6500
Professional Discipline Toll Free Hotline (800) 442-8106
Professional Examinations (518) 474-3817
Professional Licensing (License Verification: 2 or less queries) (518) 474-3817
Professional Licensing (License Verification: 2 or more queries) (900) 555-6978
Project CREATE (Computer Recycling for Education and Technology Enhancement) (518) 486-1547
Proprietary Schools - Degree (518) 474-2593
Proprietary Schools - Nondegree Albany: (518) 474-3969
Downstate: (212) 643-4760
Prosecutions (Professional Discipline) (212) 951-6401
Psychology (Professions) (518) 474-3817
Publications (518) 474-3806
Pupil Services (518) 486-6090
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If you have a question or comment about any of the New York State Education Department program areas or topic areas,
please call (518) 474-3852 or check the NYSED Functional Telephone Directory at http://usny.nysed.gov/phone/ .
You can also visit the Contact SED page for further information.

For any questions regarding teacher certification, teacher certificates or teacher certificate extensions,
please go to http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/contact.htm or call (518) 474-3901

For individuals experiencing problems with the TEACH System,
please go to https://portals.nysed.gov/tcert/technical.htm or call (518) 486-6041

For questions regarding professional licenses, professional license applications, or verifications of professional licenses,
please call (518) 474-3817 or go to http://www.op.nysed.gov

For any questions regarding GED exams, GED diplomas, or verifications of GED degrees,
please call (518) 474-5906 or go to http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ged/contact.shtml

For individuals unable to access the State Aid Management System (SAMS),
please call the SAMS help desk at (518) 474-2978 or email omssams@mail.nysed.gov

For any questions regarding vocational rehabilitation,
please call (518) 486-4031 or go to  http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/all/contact.htm

If you are a person with a disability and you have a problem accessing the content on this web site,
please contact: webadmin@mail.nysed.gov or call (518) 473-4501. 

Please Note: The above listed phone number and/or email address is NOT to be used to request or inquire about professional licenses, student testing, teacher certification, teacher certificates, teacher certificate extensions, the TEACH system, education degrees (i.e. GED diplomas or high school/college transcripts), or any other NYSED program area or topic.