Staff / Certification & Professional Standards / Idaho Department of Education

Call (208) 332-6882 for Certification or Professional Standards Questions.

Email: In an effort to ensure efficiency and better serve you, please contact the appropriate staff member. If you are unsure who can best answer your question, feel free to send a single email addressed to multiple staff members.

Certification & Professional Standards »

Cina Lackey
Director
(208) 332-6882
clackey@sde.idaho.gov

Chief Certification Officer; Professional Standards Administrator; Assignment Credential Reporting/Funding; Reporting and Funding

Certification »

Benjamin Greene
Technical Records Specialist II
(208) 332-6887
bgreene@sde.idaho.gov

General Certification Questions and Application Status; Mail Processing and Receipting

Certification »

Jerry Jensen
Technical Records Specialist II
(208) 332-6882
jbjensen@sde.idaho.gov

Fingerprinting »

Lewis Coyne
Technical Records Specialist II
(208) 332-6883
lcoyne@sde.idaho.gov

Background Investigation Check/Fingerprint Packet Questions and Status; Fingerprint Card Packet Requests; Escrow Account Statement Requests

Ethics »

Annette Schwab
Coordinator
(208) 332-6864
aschwab@sde.idaho.gov

Educator Ethics; Background Checks

Alternative Authorization »

Mandy Fulbright
Coordinator
(208) 332-6885
mfulbright@sde.idaho.gov

Alternative Authorizations and Emergency Provisional; Assignment Credential Reporting and Funding; Become an Educator

Professional Standards »

Helen Henderson
Coordinator
(208) 332-6879
hhenderson@sde.idaho.gov

PSC Schedules, Membership, and Agendas; Professional Endorsement; National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; Praxis II, Educator Contracts

Certification & Professional Standards »

Victoria Del Toro
Program Specialist
(208) 332-6802
vdeltoro@sde.idaho.gov

Background Check Processing; District Access to Secure File Server