Become a School Leader: School Year 2023-24

2023-24 School Leader Hiring Process

Licensure Requirement: All school leader candidates must hold a valid Minnesota Administrative License by summer 2023 to be considered for this year's pool. 

The school leader hiring process at MPS is driven by the following core beliefs:

• Broad Recruitment
• Consistent, Transparent, and Rigorous Process
• Competency-based Assessments
• Intentional School-based Involvement
• Superintendent Decision Informed by all Stakeholders

In order to make sure we're identifying school leaders as early as possible, the school leader selection process begins early, before all school year vacancies have been identified. For this reason, school leader candidates will experience two phases of their candidacy.

• Phase 1: Selection for the School Leader Candidate Pool - Before interviewing for positions at specific schools, candidates must first be selected for school leader candidate pool. Candidates who meet our minimum qualifications and pass an initial resume screen will be invited to participate in a number of assessment activities, including a written problem, a teacher observation, a role play, and an interview with one of our Associate Superintendents.
  • Priority Application Deadline. To be guaranteed an opportunity to compete for a spot in the pool, candidates must apply for the candidate pool through the MPS careers portal by this date.
• Phase 2: Selection for a School - Once selected for the School Leader Candidate pool, Associate Superintendents will identify a small group of finalists for each Principal position, who will interview with representatives from the school community. The school community will provide feedback and recommendations to the Superintendent, who make the final selection decision.