Why Work at DSST?
By choosing to work at DSST Public Schools:
You are choosing to join a team of amazing colleagues
- Teachers come to DSST Public Schools from all across the country with a deep belief in our mission and a desire to work collaboratively to reach it
You are choosing a network that is focused on your development and success
- Teachers at DSST Public Schools receive a tremendous amount of feedback and support on their mission to become the best educators they can be
You are choosing a results driven organization
DSST Public Schools is home to:
- The highest performing and the highest academic growth high school in Denver Public Schools
- The highest performing middle school is Denver Public Schools
- The 8th highest ACT average of any school in Colorado, 3rd highest in Math
- Despite our success, we are continually reflecting on academic results and improving of instructional practices
You are choosing a school with a college going focus
- All three of our graduating classes have earned 100% acceptance to a four-year college
- Our students and our culture is focused on preparing kids for college from the time they enter grade 6 and the support we offer to students while they attend college
You are choosing to be part of a nationally recognized model
- DSST Public Schools was selected as a finalist out of 1,000 applicants in the Race to The Top Commencement Challenge initiated by President Obama and Secretary Duncan
- The DSST Public Schools model is recognized as the top STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) model in the country, and each year, the school receives hundreds of visitors interested in learning about our practices
You are choosing to be part of an exciting and rapidly growing organization
- Due to our success, DSST Public Schools will be expanding over the next 10 years to serve over 4200 students in Denver, CO.