Teach LA Live! Educator Certification Portal

Teach LA Live! is the online educator certification portal designed to improve customer service and bring teacher certification into the digital age. The portal allows for easy communication among state and local staff, electronic submission of certification applications, and online payment of fees. Access Teach LA Live! HERE.  

Certification Applications and Fees Updated

As laws and policies change, the information in the certification application packets must be updated to reflect those changes.  It is very important to use the current application when applying.  Application packets recently updated include:
  • Certification Processing Fee Schedule (EFFECTIVE AUG. 1, 2021)
  • Mentor Teacher/Content Leader requests have been moved to their own application packet, "Mentor Teacher/Content Leader (MTCL)" (revised July 9, 2021) - No fee required if requested prior to August 1, 2021
  • Ancillary Application (revised July 9, 2021)
  • Certification Appeal Application (revised June 24, 2021) - Appeals should be emailed to CertificationAppeal@la.gov; please do not submit them through the online portal.
To access current application packets, visit "Certification Applications & Forms" page by clicking on the link within the menu on the right. Download the application to your computer, complete, save, then provide to your employer or upload it to the portal.

Talent Recruitment System

The Talent Recruitment System allows Human Resource personnel to post job vacancies to the Teach Louisiana website, as well as view applicant matches in their inbox. Teachers and leaders are now able to create employment profiles and browse vacancies more easily. To view job vacancies and/or for viewing step-by-step instructions on creating an employment profile, click on the Jobs tab at the top of the home page. Click here to register as a Teach LA account holder and then you will be able to create your Employment Profile.