The Office of Certification, in the Office of Personnel, is a part of the Department of Human Resources and is responsible to ensure that certificated staff achieve and maintain professional certification to reflect their “highly qualified” status in educating the children of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS). 

Additionally, the Office of Certification:

• Evaluates, issues, and renews the Maryland certificates of certificated staff.
• Serves as professional growth advisors and liaisons to the Maryland State Department of Education for certificated personnel.
• Coordinates National Board Certification for the school system.
• Administers the tuition reimbursement program for certificated personnel.
• Initiates salary level changes and step increases for certificated personnel.
• Conducts new hire orientations and represents BCPS at job fairs and the new teacher inductions.

The Office of Certification’s website provides you with:

• Information regarding the certification process
• Frequently asked questions regarding certification
• State of Maryland Testing Requirements - Praxis
• Certification facts from the Maryland State Department of Education
• Options for teachers to become highly qualified under No Child Left Behind
• Opportunities for obtaining National Board Certification
• Procedures and requirements for receiving tuition reimbursement
• Reading course requirements for all certificated staff
  • Reading Courses
• Maryland stipends for teachers under the Quality Teacher Incentive Act
• Information for changing salary levels-master’s equivalent, master’s + 30, + 60
• Other certification, college, and school system information

1946 Greenspring Drive, Suite N
Timonium, Maryland 21093
FAX:  410-252-1268

Kenneth Kuyawa Personnel Officer 410-887-4147 Barbara Watkins Certification Assistant Last Names A - K 410-887-4147 or 5768  April Wade Certification Analyst Last Names L – Z 410-887-4147 or 5768	Carole Bartels Personnel Assistant 410-887-4162 Roberta Arpin Personnel Assistant 410-887-4148 Lula Giles   Office Secretary 410-887-4147 or 5768   Arvilla Parham Office Secretary   410-887-4147 or 5768