Register for a DEEDS Account
A license and certification is required to maintain employment for the following positions:
- Teachers (early childhood, elementary, middle and secondary)
- Reading Specialist
- School Counselors
- School Psychologists
- Board Certified Behavioral Analysts or BCaBA’s
- School Nurse
- Social Worker
The following positions do not require a license. However, you are required to upload your Division of Professional Regulation (DPR) license (professional license).
- Speech Language Pathologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Physical Therapist
- Athletic Trainers
- Social Workers (Non school social work, i.e. LCSW, LMSW, LBSW)
Defining Official
All documents, with the exception of copies of out-of-state and/or national certificates (if applicable), must be official, meaning they must be sent directly from the appropriate third party (e.g., the college/university, testing organization, former employer, independent credentialing agency) to the Department by mail or electronically to deeds@doe.k12.de.us, or forwarded unopened to the Department by the candidate. Applicants submitting test scores should be sure to review the Testing Guidelines for test-specific submission procedures.
As a candidate, you may choose to have all necessary documents sent to your home address so that you can forward them to the Department as a single package provided that the documents remain unopened until their arrival at the Department. Employed candidates should forward their documents to the Department via their district office or charter school. Documents submitted by districts and charters must have met the standard of official documents when received at the district- or school level.
All photocopies submitted must be in document format. Photographic and/or jpg images are not accepted. Photocopies may be submitted via email to DEEDS.
