The USDOE invites principals to apply for the 2013-2014 school year by July 16, 2013 at 11:59 PM EDT.

Like the Department’s Teaching Ambassador Fellows, Principal Ambassador Fellows will spend a year gaining greater knowledge of the content of key federal programs and policies, in addition to the context and process by which they are designed and implemented. Fellows will share their expertise with federal staff members; provide outreach and communication about federal initiatives to other educators on behalf of the Department; and facilitate the involvement and understanding of educators in developing and implementing these efforts at the federal, state and local levels, to improve the likelihood of their success.

As the Principal Ambassador Fellowship is just getting underway, the USDOE is only considering Campus Principal Ambassador Fellows for 2013-2014. The Campus Principal Ambassador Fellowship enables principals to participate on a part-time basis from their home locations for the Department, in addition to their regular school responsibilities, working in collaboration with the Department’s regional and federal offices. Additionally, as pioneers, Fellows will play an active part in creating and shaping the program for future years to balance the needs of the Department with those of principals.

To be eligible for the 2013-2014 Campus Principal Ambassador Fellowship, applicants must:

• Be serving as a principal during the 2013-2014 school year in a United States school, including traditional public, charter, virtual, military, tribal and/or private schools, that serves any grades Pre-K through 12^th.
• Have a minimum of three  years of successful experience as a principal. (If the 2012-2013 school-year is your third year as principal, you are eligible.)
• Have a United States citizenship, as is required for employment with the federal government.
• Have the ability to gain employer support to sign an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) agreement for your participation in the program.

Note:  Some schools may use different terminology than “principal.” A candidate is considered eligible despite titling differences provided that s/he is the highest administrative official in the school building.   

To access the application, please visit www.usajobs.gov to apply for the Campus Principal Ambassador Fellowship.