What do OTI, OT and OSPRA stand for?
These are acronyms for the offices within the State Education Departments Office of Higher Education which oversee the teacher certification and fingerprint clearance process. “OTI” stands for Office of Teaching Initiatives which includes the Office of Teaching (OT) which handles teacher certification applications and the Office of School Personnel Review and Accountability (OSPRA) which oversees the fingerprint clearance process.