Grow as an Educator at DSST

Differentiated Growth and Development
Whether you’re in your first year of teaching or your twentieth, every DSST teacher has access to regular 1:1 coaching and differentiated development including best practice frameworks such as Real Time Coaching that meets the unique needs of every stage in a teacher’s career.

Restorative Culture Systems & Support
Every DSST school has a Dean of Students and multiple mental-health providers who partner with teachers to build restorative, inclusive classrooms where both students and teachers thrive.

Research-based Common Curriculum 
We use research-based curricula that center excellence and equity. Experienced educators have the freedom and support to adapt instruction to meet the unique needs, cultural identities, and experiences of every learner.

 

We believe teachers are leaders. At DSST, experienced educators have opportunities to expand their impact both in and beyond the classroom. Here are just a few examples:

Grow Into School Leadership with Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)
A year-long experience for teachers ready to deepen their leadership skills and strengthen DSST’s future leadership pipeline. Participants engage in reflective practice, collaborative learning, and equity-centered leadership growth.

“I will say it again. ELP has been instrumental in my development this year as well as has allowed me to have more empathy for leaders in and outside of my building. Leadership is HARD and stepping into roles that require this leadership is not something small. It has given me courage to be my authentic self WHILE leading and start to unlearn some previous biases that I've had.” -DSST Teacher

Mentor Educators
Many DSST teachers host field-experience students, student teachers, and DSST Apprentice Teachers — growing their own leadership while developing the next generation of great educators.

Lead DEI Work on Your Campus
Serve as a campus DEI liaison — helping center equity, build inclusive culture, and lead identity-based initiatives in partnership with the network’s DEI team.

At DSST, you’ll find colleagues who care deeply about kids and about each other. We’re united by a mission to eliminate educational inequity and ensure every student is known and valued — and we have a lot of fun doing it. You’ll join a team that collaborates, problem-solves, and celebrates together, because teaching is collective work.