Job Description

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Job Posting Title:

SPED Teacher - IEP & Assessment SpecialistResponsible 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:

--- 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