- Broward County Public Schools
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- Application Procedures
Application Procedures

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Broward County Public Schools has a fully integrated ON-LINE application system. All candidates (previous and new) must complete the new online application to be considered for an instructional position. If you have previously applied you are required to reapply and resubmit (upload) all required documents.
Required Documents
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OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS
- Transcripts conferring a bachelor's degree(s), or higher, earned and credits completed in order to obtain Florida certification. Your degree must be from an accredited university.
- If you obtained your degree outside the United States, you must have your degree evaluated for United States degree equivalency by an approved foreign credential evaluation agency. For additional information regarding foreign credential evaluation access the Florida Department of Education.
EMPLOYMENT REFERENCES
- References must be from a principal/supervisor who can assess your ability as an educator or attest to your work ethic or character. After your application is reviewed, additional references may be requested. References can be completed on the Instructional Staffing Reference Form or on company letterhead.
- Experienced Teacher:
A reference from each of your principals is required. - Recent Education Graduate: A reference from your cooperating/directing teacher and college/clinical supervisor is required.
- No Teaching Experience:
References should be from your current and all previous supervisors. A character reference is required if there is no work history.
- No Teaching Experience:
VALID FLORIDA EDUCATOR'S CERTIFICATE OR STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
- Teacher candidates who do not currently hold a valid Florida Educator's certificate should apply for a Florida Educator's Certificate. View a video on how to apply.
- Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists, School Social Workers, and Family Counselors must submit a copy of current Florida license.
Please have the following information available before you begin the on-line application:
- Dates of college attendance and degree conferred.
- Transcripts confirming a bachelor’s degree or higher with a graduation date.*
- Former employers’/principals’ names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and dates of employment.
- College supervisor and directing teacher names and phone numbers, if applicable.
- References from all previous principals/supervisors*
- Alien number, if applicable.
- Valid state certificate, state license, passing FTCE score report and/or Florida Statement of Eligibility, if applicable.
- Current Resume*
- DD Form 214-if claiming Veteran’s Preference*
Applicants can upload up to a 2MB file (types: doc, txt, jpg, pdf, and other common formats – these are listed on the prompt for the supplemental materials page). When scanning a document, we suggest you scan the file at 100 DPI in black and white – this will drastically reduce the file size. Additionally, Microsoft Word has the ability to compress images (you will need to search how to do this, since it is specific to each version).
*These documents must be uploaded into your online application.
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Important Notice
Per Florida Statute 119.071(5), this is to notify you of the purpose for collecting and utilizing your Social Security Number. Providing your Social Security Number is a condition of employment at Broward County Public Schools. To protect your identification, Broward County Public Schools will secure your Social Security Number from unauthorized access, and strictly prohibit the release of your Social Security Number to unauthorized parties contrary to state and federal law.
Social Security numbers are collected for legitimate business purposes during the recruitment, selection and hiring process with Broward County Public Schools. Your Social Security Number will be used for completing and processing the following actions: Employment application for determining certification eligibility [1012.56 F.S.], Completion of federal I-9 form for the filing and issuance of federal employment forms [8 USC 1324a(b)], Completion of federal W-4 form for filing and issuance of federal employment forms [8 USC 1324a(b)], Florida Retirement Contribution Report [119.07(5)(a)6.b], and Conducting criminal background screening [1012.56 F.S.]. Your Social Security Number may be used as a unique numeric identification within some of our systems and may be used for search purposes.
Contact Information
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Talent Acquisition
600 SE Third Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Phone: --
Angine Tyghter
Director
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