State Certification Testing Services — National Evaluation Systems

National Evaluation Systems, Inc. (NES) is an educational testing company that develops and administers customized educator testing programs and other assessment programs in higher education. NES utilizes a collaborative test development process, in which the state maintains final approval and ownership of test materials and the testing program. Educators from within the state provide input at multiple review stages. NES assessments cover more than one hundred content fields, professional teaching skills, and the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics. NES contracts for teacher certification testing include the following SREB states: Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia.

For more information about National Evaluation Systems, Inc. and the assessment services the organization provides, visit the NES website.

• ACT™
• Educational Testing Service (or ETS™)

Links to SREB State and Related Resources

State Resource AL Alabama Department of Education AR Arkansas Department of Education DE Delaware Department of Education FL Florida Department of Education GA Georgia Professional Standards Commission KY Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board LA Louisiana Department of Education LA TeachLouisiana MD Maryland Department of Education MS Mississippi Department of Education NC Department of Public Instruction, Licensure Section OK Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators (CEOE™) OK Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation (OCTP) SC Division of Teacher Quality, South Carolina Department of Education TN Tennessee Department of Education TX Texas Higher Education Assessment® (THEA®) TX Texas State Board for Educator Certification VA Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) VA Virginia Department of Education WV West Virginia Department of Education - Office of Professional Preparation