Contact Us

DESE Main Phone Line: 573-751-4212

Childcare Subsidy Call Center (573) 415-8605 
Teacher and Certification Call Center (573) 751-0051

Hot Topics

Hot Topics

Bullying

Concerns/Complaints About a School

Retirement – Teacher

Student Discipline Issues

Transcripts or High School Diplomas

Who we are

Communications

Main Line: 573-751-4212

Email Communications
Phone: 573-751-3469

DESE Update

Media Requests

News Releases

Social Media

Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services

Adult Learning & Rehabilitation Services

Email Adult Learning & Rehab. Services 
Phone: 573-751-3251

Disability Determination Services

Independent Living

Veteran’s Education & Training

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Childhood

Childhood

Email Childhood
Phone: 573-522-8762

Early Intervention

Home Visiting

Child Care

Quality Programs

Professional Development

College and Career Readiness

College & Career Readiness

Email College & Career Readiness
Phone: 573-751-2660

Adult Education & Literacy

Career & Technical Student Organizations

High School Equivalency Testing

Missouri Assessment Program

Data System Management

Data System Management

Email Data System Management
Phone: 573-522-3207

Core Data

MCDS Portal

MOSIS

Password Reset

DESE Application Sign-In

Educator Quality

Educator Quality

Email Certification
Phone: 573-751-0051

Fingerprinting/Background Checks

Substitute Teacher Certification

Teacher Certification

Financial and Administrative Services

Financial & Administrative Services

Email Financial and Admin. Services
Phone: 573-751-0357

Education Calendar

School Finance

School Funding

Transportation

Food and Nutrition Services

Food & Nutrition Services

Email Food & Nutrition Services
Phone: 573-751-3526

Food Safety

Food Service Management

Free & Reduced Price Information

USDA Foods

Quality Schools

Quality Schools

Email Quality Schools
Phone: 573-751-4234

Federal Programs

Grants & Resources

Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP)

MOCAP

State Supervisors of Instruction

Special Education

Special Education

Email Special Education
Phone: 573-751-5739

Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Missouri School for the Blind

Missouri School for the Deaf

Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled