FINGERPRINTING REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Effective October 1, 2021, Fieldprint was implemented for fingerprinting and badging services for all new hires, mentors, volunteer coaches, student teachers, charter schools, not-for-profit organizations and vendors/contractors. A Fieldprint Code and email address is required as part of the online appointment registration to complete a background/fingerprint screening.

FLORIDA STATUTE LEVEL 2 SCREENING AND ECPS HIRING GUIDELINES

Click on the links below to view the Florida Statute Level 2 screening standards and the Escambia County Public Schools Hiring Guidelines.

All Vendors/Contractors must be screened according to F.S. 435.04 Level 2 screening standards.

All Escambia County Public Schools applicant employees must meet the requirements of the ECPS Hiring Guidelines.

DISTRICT EMPLOYEE FINGERPRINTING INFORMATION

If you are a new hire and have been offered a position as an Instructional, Administrative, Professional, or Educational Support Personnel, the hiring location should provide you with the necessary information including a Fieldprint Code that is needed to begin the fingerprinting process.

Please contact the department, school, or individual that offered you the position if you have not received your background/fingerprinting instructions and Fieldprint Code. This step must be completed prior to continuing in the employment process.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER APPLICANTS

Click on the "I Want To..." link at the top of this page, choose "Be a Substitute Teacher in ECPS". Click on Employment Information webpage, then Online Applications, then New User, to set up a user id and password, complete the Substitute Teacher application and submit. Once you have successfully submitted your application, you will be notified of your next steps via email through our application system.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Human Resources at hrgeneral@ecsdfl.us

STUDENT TEACHERS

Contact the Escambia County Public School's Elementary Education office at 850-469-5494 to verify that you have been placed for a student teaching position and receive the Fieldprint Code and instructions for your background screening.

If you are scheduled for observation hours in a Physical Education class, please contact Charmain Sutherland at 850-316-3962 to verify that you have been placed and receive the correct Fieldprint Code and instructions for your background screening. .

Please note that you must have prior approval through the Escambia County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction Department before completing the background screening process to be authorized on any campus.

VENDORS/CONTRACTORS/NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

***DO NOT PROCEED WITH SCHEDULING A FINGERPRINT APPOINTMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPECIFIC VENDOR CODE. PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY SO AS NOT TO INCUR ADDITIONAL CHARGES.***

Any vendor with a contractual relationship with the District is required to undergo background screening as required by Florida law. In order to register for a background/fingerprint screening, an individual or organization must have been cleared through the Escambia County Public Schools Procurement Department as being a valid Vendor or Not for Profit organization with the District.

Before a Fieldprint Code can be provided to your organization, you must complete this Vendor/Not for Profit Registration form and return it and all required documentation to the Procurement department (procurement@ecsdfl.us ).

Once your organization has been approved, you will receive notification, instructions, and a Fieldprint Code to go online and complete the background/fingerprint process for your employees.

Please ensure that you have a valid point of contact, name, and email address for your organization as this will be the contact that receives notifications when your employees/volunteers have completed the background/fingerprint screening.

**If you have questions regarding your status as a Vendor/Not for Profit organization with the Escambia County Public Schools, please direct all questions to the Procurement Department specifically.

REGISTER FOR BACKGROUND/FINGERPRINT SCREENING

To access the Background/Fingerprinting Registration, please visit the Fieldprint website.

Fieldprint Customer service (Toll Free Number) 877-614-4364

Payment Methods

• Credit card options (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover)

Options for Vendors/ Contractors/Not-for Profit Organizations

• Organizations can establish an escrow account or resister their company credit card to manage their fingerprinting costs. These options must be setup directly with Fieldprint prior to scheduling any appointments.

BACKGROUND/FINGERPRINTING SCREENING FEE INFORMATION

Effective January 1, 2019, an increase in fees associated with criminal history record requests for all organizations that perform criminal history record checks. The fees associated with those increases are included in the description of fees indicated below. If you have any questions, please contact our office.

All background screenings and badges, unless otherwise noted, are valid for 5 years.

*Applicant pays State of Florida records retention fee of $24.00 for years 2-5.

Other Applicants

Escambia County Public Schools is not responsible for any badges that are lost, stolen, or damaged.

Replacement cost: $15.00

If you have any questions on Fingerprinting or Background Screening information please contact Human Resources:

ECPS Employee Applicants contact: 850-429-2914

Contractors/Vendors contact: 850-430-7689