Q: What is the Educator Career Program?
A:The Educator Career Program (ECP) is the internal recruitment program utilized for the promotion and placement of candidates in school-level and above-school level supervisory, managerial and specialist educator positions. The ECP is primarily designed and used to fill principal and assistant principal positions. It may also be used to fill Instructional Systems Specialist (ISS) and education specialist positions in the district superintendent and area offices.

Q: How do I apply for Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent positions?
A:Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent positions are no longer covered by the ECP. Vacancy announcements will be issued as vacancies occur. Interested candidates must apply directly to open announcements to be considered for these positions.

Q: Who can apply for consideration under the ECP?
A:Current, permanent DoDDS educators may apply for promotion or lateral reassignment consideration through the ECP.

Q: When can I apply to the ECP?
A:Each year the Personnel Center announces that applications are being accepted for the ECP. This is normally in November or December and is primarily intended for placements for the following school year. The announcement and application materials are distributed through the district superintendents for forwarding to employees.

Q: I’ve reviewed the application procedures and just don’t know where to begin. Who can help me?
A:Your school principal or district managers should be able to guide you through the application process. These educational leaders understand the needs of our worldwide system and can help you to present your skills effectively.

Q: I’ve applied to the ECP before. Do I need to apply again to be considered for promotion or reassignment?
A:Complete ECP applications remain active for three years. If you are applying for promotion and are satisfied with your numerical score, you do not have to reapply again until the fourth year. However, you are free to reapply every year to add your newest skills and experience to your application packet and improve your numerical score. Applicants for lateral reassignment consideration are not ranked numerically and may find that it is unnecessary to reapply each year.

Q: Do I need to complete the Knowledges, Beliefs and Practices (KBP’s) if I’m only applying for lateral reassignment?
A:No. Completion of the KBP’s is only required when applying for promotion.

Q: How do I apply for Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent positions? Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent positions are no longer covered by the ECP. Vacancy Announcements will be issued as vacancies occur. Interested candidates must apply directly to open announcements to be considered for these positions.

Q: After I send in my ECP application packet, what happens?
A:Upon receipt, your basic application data will be entered into the ECP database. A rating panel will be convened to review and assign each applicant a numerical score; lateral reassignment applicants will not be rated since no promotion is involved. As vacancies are reported to the Personnel Center, the selecting official may request a referral list of the top promotion candidates from the ECP for consideration. All lateral candidates are referred. If you are selected for a position, you will be notified by a Personnel Center staffing specialist.

Q: How is the numerical score determined?
A:The ECP rating panel will review applications and assign ratings based on applicants’ responses to the five knowledge’s, beliefs, and practices (KBP’s). Scoring for the KBP’s can range from five to 50 points and an additional 20-50 points is derived from the supervisor’s recommendation. Final scoring can range from 25 to 100 points.

Q: How do I find out what my numerical score is?
A:ECP scores are forwarded by e-mail to applicants shortly after the rating panel concludes. If you do not receive your score within three weeks after the panel has ended, you should contact the ECP managers at the “ECP” email address, either in Outlook or ecp@hq.odedodea.edu.

Q: What happens if I reapply to improve my numerical score but get a lower score?
A:If you reapply before the three year expiration of your current rating and receive a lower rating score, you will be permitted to retain the earlier score. Please note, this is the composite rating score for the current application cycle. You can not mix and match individual scores from different rating panels.

Q: I was rated NQ by the panel but now I have completed all of the required course work. Can I reapply now? No. You must wait until the next open application period.

Q: Will I be considered for all vacancies for which I am qualified at the locations I have listed on my application?
A:No. Our area and district managers are free to choose the manner in which to fill their vacant positions. ECP is one of the resources that they may choose to utilize, but they are not required to fill all applicable positions through this program. In addition, it is important to realize that only the applicants with the highest numerical scores are referred for consideration for promotion. All candidates are referred for lateral reassignment consideration.

Q: I was not on a recent referral list, but I’m sure that I should have been. What can I do?
A:If you are concerned that you may have been overlooked for consideration for a specific vacancy, you should first review your copy of your application materials to verify that you had requested that location and you were rated qualified for that position. Also keep in mind that if you have completed a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) within the last year, you will not be considered for lateral reassignment. If you believe that you were inappropriately excluded from a referral list, then you should contact the ECP managers at the “ECP” email address, either in Outlook or ecp@hq.odedodea.edu. They will be able to explain why you were not included on that specific list.

Q: I’ve decided that I would like to change the locations on my ECP application. Can I do that anytime?
A:Yes. You should send an email to the ECP managers at the “ECP” email address, either in Outlook or ecp@hq.odedodea.edu. Be sure to list all locations which should be listed, not just the ones you are adding or deleting. This will help them ensure that they have included all locations for which you wish consideration.

Q: What happens to my ECP application if I decline a job offer?
A:Your ECP application will be inactive for one calendar year. Your name will not appear on any ECP referral lists during this time.

Q: Who may I contact for additional information? Your first point of contact for all personnel issues is your district personnel
A:representative, who is able to advise on a wide range of topics. You may also contact the ECP managers by writing to the “ECP” address in Outlook. You can also access this address by writing to ecp@hq.odedodea.edu.