POSITION: Lead Network Evaluation Specialist (2025-2026 School Year)
GRADE LEVEL: Middle and High School
LOCATION: 16 DSST schools across Denver and Aurora
SALARY: $70,000-$$85,300 for up to 10 years of aligned experience. We also offer a
relocation stipend
for anyone joining us from 75 miles or more from Denver!
STATUS: Full time, benefits eligible, exempt, in-person position (Denver, CO)
START: First day of new staff training July 23, 2025.

NETWORK EVALUATION & SPECIAL EDUCATION CASE MANAGEMENT: (50%)

• Spend, on average, 3 to 4 days per week in the school setting assessing students, working with IEP teams and facilitating evaluation and eligibility meetings.
• Project manage the evaluation process, ensure strong collaboration across multiple providers and facilitate evaluation and eligibility meetings 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.

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 Lead Network Evaluation Specialist role should have a demonstrated ability to respond flexibly to a changing work environment, strong organizational skills and ability to work on multiple workstreams at once; in addition to the ability to build positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders, and communicate clearly both verbally and in writing. Most importantly, strong candidates will have a strong vision for leading and developing a team of professionals towards a common goal and in pursuit of strong outcomes for students.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Special Education Experience:
• 6+ Years serving as a Special Education Teacher, School Social Worker or School Psychologist at the middle school or high school level
• Extensive experience administering a variety of standardized assessments, conducting root cause analysis and writing holistic, comprehensive evaluation reports.
• Special Education Leadership Experience:
• 4+ Years experience in a leadership role at a school or network level (i.e. SpEd Administrator, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Manager of Special Education etc.)
• 3+ Years experience managing and coaching other Special Education professionals.
• Desire to personally and professionally grow in their practice of becoming an anti-racist and anti-ableist educator.
• Proven commitment to and experience with serving students of color, students with disabilities, and/or multilingual students.
• Self-awareness, a regular practice of reflection, and a desire to continuously improve their practice, communication, and leadership skills.
• Education & Licensure:
• Bachelor’s Degree required from accredited university and advanced degree for School Social Work or School Psychologist Candidates.
• Hold a valid Colorado special education or special service provider endorsement. You can read more about obtaining a Colorado Special Education Endorsement
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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.

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 LeadNetwork 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. In collaboration with the network Exceptional Learner Team, the Lead Network Evaluation Specialist will create and implement a strong, comprehensive vision to support DSST schools with completing special education initial evaluations and reevaluations including completing academic assessments, drafting evaluation reports, and facilitating evaluation meetings.
The Network Evaluation Team 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. Additionally, they will project manage the evaluation process to ensure all participants complete evaluation components by deadlines and can ensure a strong, collaborative process. The Network Evaluation Team 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.