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Maryland State Department of Education records

Maryland teacher certification lookup

Maryland's Educator Application and Credentialing Hub includes a public search for Maryland license holders and a separate private TEACH account for applicants.

Open the Maryland license-holder search

The state search opens in a new tab. Come back and choose what the record showed.

Official state source Search stays with the state Checked 2026-08-02

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Enter the status and date shown by Maryland State Department of Education. The status and date stay in this browser tab.

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Maryland State Department of Education
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Aug 2, 2026 · next check by Nov 2, 2026

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Before you search

How to find the right Maryland record

  1. 01Open Public Search for Maryland License Holders in the official certification hub.
  2. 02Enter the identifying fields requested by MSDE directly on the state portal.
  3. 03Open the matching educator record and review the credential information shown by MSDE.
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What the public record can answer

Maryland State Department of Education

  • 01

    Maryland educator credentials available through MSDE's public verification search

  • 02

    The public license-holder record maintained in the state's certification hub

  • 03

    An issued credential record separate from a private application in TEACH

Record timing

A public search miss does not decide a pending application. MSDE's published processing window applies to completed applications; missing information or agency requests can keep a file from being complete.

If the search comes up empty

Check these before you stop

  • •Check the identifying information against the educator's Maryland record.
  • •Remember that an application still being processed is not yet an issued public license.
  • •If you are the applicant, sign in to TEACH to review the application and any agency requests.

Issued certificate vs. pending application

MSDE separates its public license-holder search from the private TEACH application account. The agency says completed applications are processed within eight weeks of submission, but applicants should use TEACH for their actual file status.

Understand processing timelines

Help with the result you found

Maryland

01My certificate did not appearRetry the state search and choose the right next recordOpen 02My application is still pendingFind the private applicant process and what to checkOpen

Official sources

Checked 2026-08-02

Maryland State Department of EducationOpen the Maryland license-holder searchMaryland State Department of EducationMSDE Educator Licensure

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