ASPIRE Special Education Licensure Scholarship (2025-2026 School Year) [Immediate Start]

Join to apply for the ASPIRE Special Education Licensure Scholarship (2025-2026 School Year) [Immediate Start] role at DSST Public Schools

POSITION : Special Education ASPIRE Pathway (Teacher Licensing Scholarship)

GRADE LEVEL : Hiring for both middle school and high school positions

LOCATION : Currently hiring at multiple locations.

SALARY : $62,000-$80,000 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!

SCHOLARSHIP : This year, DSST has a set number of scholarships to support aspiring special education teachers. In exchange for a two year commitment working at DSST, we will pay for your full tuition to CU Denver's ASPIRE to Teach Program.

STATUS : Full time school year, benefits eligible, exempt, in-person position

START : First day of new SpEd Teacher staff training will be in July.

THE ROLE

Our Mild / Moderate Special Education Teachers 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.

Key Responsibilities :

• Be an IEP Case Manager : Serve as case manager to a portfolio of students; completing tasks such as writing data driven IEPs, developing goals, monitoring progress, delivering targeted academic & behavioral interventions, and celebrating success with each student's team of teachers and family along the way.
• Ensure Students Receive Accommodations / Modifications : Partner with general education teachers to appropriately implement accommodations and modifications with intentionality and consistency.
• Manage a Support Team : Based on a student's services in their IEP, you may also supervise and develop paraprofessionals that serve as 1 : 1 support for that student.
• Deliver Rigorous & Engaging Content : In partnership with your general education teaching partner(s), utilize DSST's curriculum resources to plan, intellectually prepare, and teach rigorous, culturally responsive, and grade level aligned content in co-taught / push-in settings.
• Track and Support Student Growth : Prioritize students' intellectual growth by holding high expectations for academic success including monitoring and assessing the performance of all students through a variety of assessment tools and resources to guide instruction and support individual student proficiency.
• Promote Positive Culture : Employ DSST culture and support systems while validating students' cultural identities.
• Pursue Professional Development : Engage in professional growth opportunities, including regular coaching, feedback, and development, with a focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Contribute to School Community : Undertake additional duties as needed, such as supporting student recruitment, after school tutoring, etc.

THE PERSON

We value staff with diverse backgrounds, talents, and ideas. Our most successful employees share the following characteristics :

Qualifications

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.

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!

WHY JOIN DSST?

At DSST, we know that our people are the greatest asset we have in reaching our mission of eliminating educational inequity.

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, sex, Age, Disability, Genetic information, 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.

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