New Mexico Teacher Certification Renewal

New Mexico Certification Renewal:

• Renewal Instructions
The following are items that must be completed in order to renew your certification.


• Download the renewal application which also contains the Superintendent's Recommendation Form and the Character and Fitness Form.
• Provide a $35 fee in the form of check or money order made payable to the "New Mexico Public Education Department"
Send materials to this address:
New Mexico Public Education Department
Professional Ethics Bureau
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-2786


Or request more information by contacting a representative at the New Mexico Department of Education at (505) 827-6104 or (505) 827-6649

Learn about the requirements of another state by clicking on one of the state certification links to your left.