Network Evaluation Specialist

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Special Education Certification

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Working with people with developmental disabilities

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Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree
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Pay

$67,500 - $81,100 a year
Job type

Full-time
 
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Full job description
POSITION: Network Evaluation Specialist (2025-2026 School Year)
GRADE LEVEL: Middle and High School
LOCATION: 16 DSST schools across Denver and Aurora
SALARY: $67,500-81,100 for up to 10 years of aligned experience
STATUS: Full time, benefits eligible, exempt, in-person position (Denver, CO)
START: Immediate
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Our Network Evaluation Specialists are leaders who play an integral role in ensuring that students with disabilities are welcomed, known, and challenged to achieve their most ambitious post-secondary path. DSST’s Network Evaluation Specialist will play a critical role in ensuring all students with disabilities in the network receive high quality and legally defensible evaluations for special education eligibility. At the direction of the Home Office Special Education Team, this Network Evaluation Specialist will support DSST schools with completing special education initial evaluations and reevaluations including completing academic assessments and drafting evaluation reports. Learn more about a Day in the Life of a Special Education Teacher and why you should choose to grow your career at DSST
here
.
Like all Special Education Teachers at DSST, the Network Evaluation Specialist will evaluate students with disabilities from all eligibility categories. This position will include working closely with the school based team to seek consent from families for evaluations, completing the necessary assessments and summarizing results in holistic, comprehensive evaluation reports. The Network Evaluation Specialist will support student cases across the DSST network at both the Middle School and High School levels and may include students who receive mild/moderate support as well as center programming. This role requires significant interpersonal skills given the collaboration between families, school teams and special service providers as well as strong communication, organization and time management.
Special Education Case Management:
Spend, on average, 4 to 5 days per week in the school setting
Coached and managed by a member of the HO SpEd team including bi-weekly/monthly coaching and development meetings.
At the direction of the Home Office Special Education Team, be assigned to schools and individual evaluations throughout the DSST network in order to ensure all students with disabilities have strong, comprehensive special education evaluations.
Assignments will include working on several special education evaluations simultaneously and supporting multiple schools throughout the course of a week.
Communication and Collaboration
Build relationships with members of the school leadership and Special Education Team at schools
Communicate with General Education Teachers, other Special Education Teachers and school leaders about information needed and timelines for special education evaluations.
Communicate regularly with the Home Office SpEd Team
As needed, communicate with families and outside providers about student needs
IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS
Because of the unique nature of this role, we are seeking an experienced, certified Special Education Teacher or licensed School Social Worker or School Psychologist who is flexible and has strong skills in communicating and building relationships with adults and students.
Strong candidates for the Network Evaluation Specialist role should have a demonstrated ability to respond flexibly to a changing work environment, to build positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders, and communicate cle0arly both verbally and in writing.
Proven commitment to and experience with serving0 students of color, students with disabilities, and/or multilingual students.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
5+ Years serving as a Special Education Teacher, School Social Worker or School Psychologist at the middle school or high school level
2+ Years experience in a teacher leader role (i.e. SpEd Coordinator, House/Department Lead)
Extensive experience administering a variety of standardized assessments, conducting root cause analysis and writing holistic, comprehensive evaluation reports.
An unwavering belief that all students can succeed in high school, reach their most ambitious post-secondary goals, and lead exemplary lives
Desire to personally professionally grow in their practice of becoming an anti-racist educator
Self-awareness, a regular practice of reflection, and a desire to continuously improve
Bachelor's Degree
Has a valid special education or special service provider endorsement. You can read more about obtaining a Colorado Special Education Endorsement
here
. We recommend reaching out to
CDE
directly for information on transferring your out of state credentials.
WHO WE ARE
At DSST Public Schools, we are proud to be the largest and highest-performing network of public charter schools in Denver and Aurora with 100% of our students having been accepted into college or post secondary programs since our inception in 2004. When you join DSST, you play a part in ensuring all 7,500+ students at our 16 schools have access to a transformational and joyful education.
INTERVIEW EXPECTATIONS
For most of our positions, we hire on a rolling basis. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as you are able! You can learn more about what to expect in our interview process
here
.

WHY JOIN DSST?
At DSST, we know that our people are the greatest asset we have in reaching our mission of eliminating educational inequity. We work hard to build a work culture that allows our staff to not only feel fulfilled by the work they do but also feel supported to live a joyful, healthy life. We want this work to be your life’s work. Check out
why our teachers love working at DSST
as well as our
benefits website
to learn how we deliver on our commitment to the human condition.
Health and Supplemental Insurance: DSST staff have access to comprehensive medical benefits, including fertility benefits and a mental health counselor that is dedicated solely to DSST staff.
Time Off: DSST Staff enjoy
11+ weeks off per year
+ paid PTO (from Day 1!)
Professional Development: As a learning organization, DSST values both internal and external development opportunities for staff. See some examples below:
DSST Back to School Development Series including New Staff Institute, New Educator Institute, New Leader Institute, Leader You, and Teaching & Learning Institute.
Weekly 1:1 Coaching from a School Administrator at your campus.
Clear internal career pathway opportunities such as our Apprentice Teachers, Emerging Leaders, and School Director in Training Programs.
Read more here.
And more!
DSST COMMUNITY REFERRAL PROGRAM
Not a best fit role for you but know someone else who would be a great fit? Refer them
here
and earn $500 if they are hired!

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
DSST Public Schools is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not exclude participation in, deny benefits to or discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, National origin, *** (including pregnancy and related conditions, ****** orientation, or gender identity), Age (40 and older), Disability, Genetic information (including employer requests for, or purchase, use, or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history), retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must lift and/or move items up to 30 pounds. The employee must have sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
 

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