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. Position Specific Information (if Applicable): Responsibilities: --- May be required to travel within district boundaries. --- 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). --- Oversee building level Enrich reports to monitor compliance. --- Identify, coordinate, schedule, administer appropriate academic assessments and communicate and summarize results. --- Maintain student special education records. --- Collaborate with Moderate Needs Interventionist in development of IEP. --- Attend and facilitate IEP meetings to act as the IEP recorder/writer. --- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. --- Facilitate manifestation determination meetings and complete manifestation determination paperwork. --- Document health related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned. Certifications: Special Education Generalist License - Colorado Department of Education Education: Bachelor's Degree: Special Education (Required) Position Type: Regular Primary Location: Sedalia Elementary One Year Only (Yes or No): No Scheduled Hours Per Week: 20 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): 0.50 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 24, 2026 Proud to Be DCSD - 65 Years of Excellence A career in Colorado's Douglas County School District is a chance to be part of something incredibly important and fulfilling. Spanning over 850 square miles, Douglas County School District offers a variety of communities ranging from small rural farm towns to large and fast-growing suburban neighborhoods. At the heart of it all is a love and dedication to family and a unity of purpose around ensuring that each and every one of our communitys 61,000+ students receives the education needed to have the brightest future possible. Unity of Purpose DCSDs Board of Education adopted the following goals for our school district and our leaders, educators and support staff work diligently to incorporate these values in everything they do. 1. Academic Excellence 2. Outstanding Educators and Staff 3. Safe, Positive Climate and Culture 4. Collaborative Relations with Parents and Community 5. Financial Well-Being Students Are at the Center of What We Do In Douglas County, we know that working in education is more than a job - its a calling. Every day our dedicated team of educators guides our communitys future leaders by encouraging them to ask questions, explore new ideas, and solve problems. Our school leaders and staff put students first in everything they do and work hard to ensure that our educators have the tools they need to provide every student the best education possible. Every Student is Unique In Douglas County, we understand that no two students are the same. Each has a unique learning style and needs. We also know that students want and deserve multiple options for life after high school. We support all students, whether their goal is to go on to a four-year college, join the military, or directly enter the workforce. We have the programs and know-how to ensure our students are successful in whatever they choose to do after high school. Every Employee Matters. Every Employee Contributes From our school principals and licensed teachers to our nutrition services staff and bus drivers, all DCSD employees touch the lives of students and every employee contributes to their success.
