SPED Teacher - IEP & Assessment Specialist

Please complete this application using your full legal name as it appears on your government issued forms of identification when you have time to go from start to finish. Application details cannot be saved along the way, and you must complete and submit the application in one sitting. If you leave your computer and return later, you may time out.

REMINDER: Current DCSD employees must apply through their district log-on, this application is for external candidates only!

Job Posting Title

SPED Teacher - IEP & Assessment Specialist

Job Description

Responsible for the development, implementation coordination, and assessment of Individual Education Programs (IEP), as well as for the planning, developing and coordinating of special education services for exceptional needs students.

Responsibilities

Position Specific Information (if Applicable):

• Coordinate and manage scheduling of all Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings including initials, reevaluations, annual reviews, special evaluations, amendments, transfer and matriculation meetings.
• Responsible for all IEP related tasks and paperwork for compliance (except for progress monitoring and reporting).
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Oversee building level Enrich reports to monitor compliance.
• Facilitate manifestation determination meetings and complete manifestation determination paperwork.
• Identify, coordinate, schedule, administer appropriate academic assessments and communicate and summarize results.
• Document health related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned.
• Maintain student special education records.
• May be required to travel within district boundaries.
• Collaborate with Moderate Needs Interventionist in development of IEP.
• Attend and facilitate IEP meetings to act as the IEP recorder/writer.
  
  

Certifications

Special Education Generalist License - Colorado Department of Education

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Special Education (Required)

Position Type

Regular

Primary Location:

Mesa Middle School

One Year Only (Yes Or No)

No

Scheduled Hours Per Week

40

Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

1.00

Approx Scheduled Days Per Year

185 Work Days

Full Salary Range

$56,366.00 USD - $119,121.00 USD Annual

Position Salary Schedule Eligibility

Hard to Hire

Licensed position salaries are set based on one of three salary schedules; General, Hard to Hire, and Specialist/Extremely Hard to Hire. DCSD will award up to 7 years of previous licensed teaching experience at the time of hire. Click HERE to view the current DCSD Licensed Salary Schedules*.

• *All salary amounts listed on the schedules are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.
  
  

Benefits

This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.

Time Off Plans

This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.

This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:

June 26, 2026