Network Evaluation Specialist

Position

Network Evaluation Specialist  School Year)

Middle and High School

Based in Denver, CO with travel to 16 schools across Denver and Aurora

$70,000-$85,300 based on aligned years of experience up to 10 years. We also offer a relocation stipend for anyone joining us from 75 miles or more from Denver!

Full time, benefits eligible, exempt, in-person position (Denver, CO)

First day of new staff training July 23, 2025.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Proven commitment to and experience with serving students of color, students with disabilities, and/or multilingual students.

• 5+ Years serving as a Special Education Teacher
• Has both a teaching license and a special education 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.
• 2+ Years experience in a teacher leader role (i.e. SpEd Coordinator, House/Department Lead)
• Extensive experience administering a variety of standardized…