How to Contact Us

Main Offices

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
PO Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-4212, Fax: 573-751-8613
Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F

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DESE Staff Phone Directory

The main offices of DESE are housed in the Jefferson State Office Building, one block east of the Capitol, in downtown Jefferson City. The street address is 205 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

Map to Jefferson Building

Vocational Rehabilitation & Disability Determinations

The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is part of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The central offices of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Disability Determinations program are located at:

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
3024 Dupont Circle
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0525
Phone: 573-751-3251
Fax: 573-751-1441
TTY: 573-751-0881

Division Email Contacts:

Commissioner's Office: pubinfo@dese.mo.gov
Deputy Commissioner's Office: pubinfo@dese.mo.gov
Division of Admin. and Financial Services: webreplyadm@dese.mo.gov
Division of Career Education: webreplyvae@dese.mo.gov
Division of School Improvement: webreplyimpr@dese.mo.gov
Division of Special Education: webreplyspe@dese.mo.gov
Division of Teacher Quality and Urban Ed.: webreplyqual@dese.mo.gov
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation: patsy.helmig@vr.dese.mo.gov