Family Engagement Specialist - Non-Classified

Family Engagement Specialist

The Family Engagement Specialist is responsible for enhancing the learning for students with disabilities through the development of resources, training, and activities to improve IEP teams, with a specific focus on ensuring meaningful parent engagement in the special education process and early dispute resolution. This position also oversees the operational day-to-day management of the Parents Encouraging Parents Conference (PEP) and the Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee (CSEAC).

Salary: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 Annually

Location:

Denver Metro, CO

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 01081-Prn Cnslt-SL-0626

Department:
Department of Education

Division:
Student Learning

Opening Date: 06/29/2026

Closing Date: 7/14/2026 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time (US & Canada)

FLSA:
Determined by Position

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Primary Physical Work Address:
Downtown/Denver Metro/Eligible for a hybrid (office/remote) work environment.

Department Contact Information:

Salary

Note:

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

Type of Announcement:
This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply:

Please submit an online application for this position at . Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Position Summary:

The Family Engagement Specialist is responsible for enhancing the learning for students with disabilities through the development of resources, training, and activities to improve IEP teams, with a specific focus on ensuring meaningful parent engagement in the special education process and early dispute resolution. This position also oversees the operational day-to-day management of the Parents Encouraging Parents Conference (PEP) and the Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee (CSEAC).

Major

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage an annual budget for family-school partnership activities and initiatives, to include PEP and CSEAC.
• Manage day-to-day family-school partnership activities, to include oversight of parent engagement initiatives and activities, including PEP, CSEAC, and responding to calls from parents.
• Develop resources and provide technical assistance and support to CDE colleagues, special education administrators/educators, disability rights and parent training organizations on the role of meaningful parent participation in the special education process to improve results for students with disabilities, consistent with IDEA and ECEA.
• Collaborate with other CDE staff and offices in streamlining processes to inform systems outcomes in general supervision, technical assistance practices, and professional learning, with a specific focus on improving meaningful parent participation in the special education and monitoring processes.
• Collaborate with staff from the ESSU and cross-offices within the CDE in the development of guidance and technical assistance to the field, with a specific focus on improving meaningful parent participation in the special education and monitoring processes.
• Review and revise general supervision and monitoring processes as part of continuous improvement activities, in collaboration with other ESSU teams, and under the direction of ESSU Leadership, with a specific focus on improving meaningful parent participation in the special education and monitoring processes.
• Collaborate with GSM and other DR team members to improve system performance in monitoring and professional development activities with a specific focus on parent engagement in these processes and systems, to include improving access to dispute resolution options and participation in monitoring through educational benefit review, facilitated assessments, and AU determinations.
• Provide oversight and guidance on State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report Indicators related to parent engagement, specifically Indicator 8.
• Develop parent engagement training, resources, and activities to align with and directly support the Alternative Dispute Resolution Project in the prevention and early intervention stages of special education disputes, to include telephone intermediary services, stakeholder council (CSEAC), and parent-to-parent assistance (PEP) and support for facilitative IEP program and training.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights:

MINIMUM

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires a combination of education and experience totaling eleven (11)…