DGS Hiring Process in Detail

Hiring Process in Detail

This page explains the four step hiring process used during our first round of hiring. 

1. Resume Review

Candidates who would like to be considered for a position at DGS should email a copy of their cover letter, resume and educational philosophy to charmaine_gallegos@denvergreenschool.org. The subject line should read "Resume for ____position(s)". We print and review all resumes sent to our school. If you apply via the district, we also search those resumes, but do not necessarily print every resume. Eventually, any teacher we seek to hire will need to apply via the https://dpsjobboard.dpsk12.org/ltmprod/CandidateSelfService/controller.servlet?dataarea=ltmprod&context.session.key.HROrganization=1&context.session.key.JobBoard=EXTERNAL&context.session.key.noheader=true#. If we review your resume and would like to move you along in our process, you will receive an email with instructions for how to schedule a phone interview. If we decide to not move you along in the process at this point we will not be able to notify you. We apologize for this lack of communication, but over 200 resume reviews make it difficult to communicate during this phase of the process.

2. Phone Interview

Applicants who move beyond the resume review will conduct a phone interview with a member of the DGS hiring committee. These phone interviews traverse 5 questions and take no more than 15 minutes. The time for the phone interview will be established prior to the actual conversation, so don't worry about a random call while you're chopping vegetables for a mirepoix that asks you to explain differentiation strategies for GT learners. Phew! Actually, to call the phone interview a conversation is misleading, in reality the phone interview is really the applicant answering five questions with the hiring committee member taking notes. In the past this has been described as awkward and impersonal, but we feel that it is fair to all candidates that hiring committee members refrain from responding to questions. The concern is that one candidate might get the advantage of a lot of positive feedback or a personal connection while another applicant may not. Thankfully, at the conclusion of the phone interview, the candidate is free to ask additional questions about the school.

3. Lesson Observation & Formal Interview

Applicants who move beyond the phone interview will be invited back to DGS for a lesson observation and a formal interview. We usually ask the candidate to identify days that work best for them and try to be as flexible as possible. Often, candidates come into DGS in the afternoon, teach a 30-minute lesson to a group of DGS students and then come back after school has ended for the formal interview. We will relay to candidates the objectives we expect to be covered in the lesson, the class he or she will be working with and other relevant details. The lesson will be observed by hiring committee members and sometimes DGS parents. Additionally, the class of students who participate in the lesson evaluate the candidate.

If there is time and it is of interest, we will be happy to offer a candidate open time to explore the school and visit different rooms on their own.  

Candidates will be offered a position on a rolling basis.  We apologize in advance if you are mid-process and we have finished.  

Other Items to Know

1. We offer positions to candidates (pending the completion of a reference check) after we do the lesson observations.

2. If you have any questions, please email jessica_krichbaum@denvergreenschool.org.