How to Become a
DCPS School-Based
Administrator
2023-2024
Eligibility
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• To be eligible for Assistant Principal screening in Duval
County, candidates need a minimum of 3 successful years
teaching experience and have secured the “Educational
Leadership” designation on their Florida Department of
Education professional certificate.
• To be eligible for Principal screening in Duval County,
candidates need a minimum of 3 years teaching
experience, 2 years Assistant Principal experience, and
have secured both the “Educational Leadership” and
“Principal” designations on their FLDOE professional
certificate.
Completing the DCPS Application
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• The TalentEd application will require upload of a resume,
graduate transcript, and FLDOE certification/statement of
eligibility.
• Please make certain to upload all the required
documentation for verification of eligibility requirements.
• Failure to upload all required documents could result in
delay of application processing and/or designation of
“does not meet minimum eligibility requirements” for the
application.
• Application and documents will be reviewed and, if eligible,
applicants will be added to our school-based administrator
screening list.
Completing the DCPS Application
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• As a part of the Assistant Principal Pool & Principal Pool
application process, candidates will be prompted to
complete the PowerSchool Candidate Assessment (formerly
EPI).
• The Candidate Assessment must be taken in its entirety for
the application to be marked as “complete.”
• The EPI Professional Development Report will be made
available to the candidate a minimum of 24 hours prior to
the scheduled screening and the candidate must be
prepared to answer questions as to its results.
The Screening Process
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• School Administrator screenings occur approximately once
a month and candidates on the screening list are scheduled
in order of their date of application submission.
• Candidates will receive an “Interview Request” via email
from the TalentEd system detailing the date & time of their
screening.
• The request provides a link to the virtual screening and
candidates must accept or decline their scheduled
screening through TalentEd.
• On the day of the screening, candidates must ensure that
they have an appropriate space for the virtual screening as
well as a strong internet connection.
The Screening Process
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• Once the screening begins, candidates will answer pre-
written questions regarding school leadership and rooted in
the Florida Educational Leadership Standards for Assistant
Principals & Principal (dependent on the level of screening).
• Candidates have 15 minutes within which to answer the
screening questions.
• Once the pre-written questions have been answered, the
screening is complete. There are no follow-up questions
from the screening committee or the candidate.
The Screening Process
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• Candidates are notified within 3 working days of the results
of their screening.
• Candidates that pass screening are placed on the Assistant
Principal or Principal eligibility list for DCPS (dependent on
the screening level).
• Candidates that do not pass screening are eligible to
screen at a future date but must notify the District Staffing
office of their desire to do so in order to be placed on the
re-screen list.
The Eligibility Lists
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Once eligible, Assistant Principal candidates are free to
interview with Principals and accept vacant AP positions.
Once eligible, Principal candidates must receive notification
from the DCPS Office of Schools for potential placement.
Thank you for your interest and for
further information please contact:
Matt Hemphill
Supervisor, District Based Staffing
hemphilld@duvalschools.org
Shayla Simmons-Broach
Support Technician, District Based
Staffing
simmons-broachs@duvalschools.org
