Target Audience:  The target audience is any external person with site-based experience as a Principal or Assistant Principal who is interested in applying for Principal or Assistant Principal positions in Hillsborough County Public Schools.

EXTERNAL APPLICANTS:

If you are employed outside of the HCPS district, have Educational Leadership, Administration or Supervision and Administration Certification on your State of Florida Teaching Certificate, and would like to apply for school-based administrative positions, please follow the steps listed below.

Complete the Online Employment Application:

• Either “Start” an application, or if you have applied to our district before, “Log In” to your existing account at the following website: Go to the online application, 
• The application requires two leadership references to be named on the reference page and uploading your resume and most recent annual performance evaluation. Please also upload a copy of your teaching certificate indicating you possess Educational Leadership certification.
• The application requires two leadership references to be named on the reference page
• Upload your most recent outcomes-based resume
• Upload your most recent annual performance evaluation
• Upload a copy of your State of Florida Professional  Teaching Certificate indicating you possess Educational Leadership, Administration or Supervision and Administration Certification
• Once you have completed the application, be sure to click “Finish and Submit”
• Monitor your online application to ensure your references are submitted

To enter the school-based administrative pool, a candidate must participate in the HCPS Administrative Selection Process and successfully pass the screening. Screening scores are valid for five years.  If a participant has not secured a leadership position after five years, they must pass a new administrative screening to remain in the active leadership pool.

In order to prepare, candidates should review the standards-based rubric. Screening questions, reference forms, and role plays will be based on these standards.

Interviews will take place face-to-face or via TEAMS depending on the current situation.

Candidates who have served as Assistant Principals or Principals in another district are expected to go through the selection process, but may be waived from the Future Leaders Academy (FLA) program. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on previous experience and the applicant’s ability to meet the competencies during the screening process.

For additional information or clarification about any step of the process, please contact:

Teresa Campbell, Director, Leadership Development at Teresa.Campbell@hcps.net or Sandra Robinson, Leadership Development Sandra.Robinson@hcps.net

Hillsborough County Public Schools
901 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33602 USA - (813) 272-4748