Financial Transparency
Financial Transparency Documents
Charter School Adopted Budget - Including Uniform Budget Summary (current and prior two years)
- 2023-2024
- 2022-2023
- 2021-2022
- 2020-2021
- 2019-2020
- 2018-2019
Charter School Financial Audit (current and prior two years)
- 2022 Financial Audit (7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022)
- 2021 Financial Audit (7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021)
- 2020 Financial Audit (7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020)
- 2019 Financial Audit (7/1/2018 to 6/30/2019)
- 2018 Financial Audit (7/1/2017 to 6/30/2018)
- 2017 Financial Audit (7/1/2016 to 6/30/2017)
Charter School Salary Schedules or Policies (current and prior two years)
Compensation Policy Starting 7/1/2022
DSST strives to honor all team members through a transparent and equitable compensation model that accounts for years of experience, job requirements, and market context.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior performance and compensation models were paused in 2020. Current salary structures since the pandemic set starting salaries for teachers based on full-time teacher-of-record years of experience and content taught.
2022-2023 General Education Starting Salary Range:
Year 0 |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
Year 10 |
$50,000 |
$52,000 |
$54,000 |
$55,000 |
$56,000 |
$58,000 |
$60,000 |
$62,000 |
$64,000 |
$66,000 |
$68,000 |
2022-2023 Special Education & Center Program Lead Starting Salary Range:
Year 0 |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
Year 10 |
$52,000 |
$54,000 |
$56,000 |
$57,000 |
$58,000 |
$60,000 |
$62,000 |
$64,000 |
$66,000 |
$68,000 |
$70,000 |
Campus-Based & Home Office Staff:
Campus-based and Home Office staff members are also compensated based on the duties outlined in each position and on aligned years of experience. For more information on campus-based and home office salaries, please refer to the salary range published on each job description on the DSST careers page.
Compensation Policy Prior to 7/1/2022
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Teachers on TCP
All DSST Teachers who are evaluated on the Teacher Career Pathway will be eligible for an annual percentage raise based on their performance using the chart below. The actual amount of this raise will be determined by three factors:
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The Culture, Team and Instruction (CTI) score; 1-5
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Student Achievement data for all of the teacher’s courses; A,B or C
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Current salary
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Teachers NOT on TCP
Beginning from the 2018-19 school year, full-time DSST Teachers, who are not on TCP will be allocated a raise through the non-instructional raise pool. Each year non-instructional staff are eligible for a percentage raise driven by the total available raise pool, the employee’s performance and their current salary. The non-instructional raise pool allocation is lower than TCP raises at high performance levels. For more information on the Teacher Career Pathway, please review the TCP Guidebook.
DSST Public Schools State and District Waivers:
- Automatic Waivers and Rationale
- For DSST Public Schools’ State Network Waivers and Replacement Plans (applicable to DSST schools in Denver and Aurora Public Schools), click here.
- For Denver Public Schools District Waivers, click here.
- For Aurora Public Schools District Waivers, click here.
- For questions about DSST Public Schools’ waivers, contact Jacob Roddy at jacob.roddy@scienceandtech.org.
Federal Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF and any associated schedules
- 2021 Tax Year (7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022)
- 2020 Tax Year (7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021)
- 2019 Tax Year (7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020)
- 2018 Tax Year (7/1/2018 to 6/30/2019)
- 2017 Tax Year (7/1/2017 to 6/30/2018)
- 2016 Tax Year (7/1/2016 to 6/30/2017)
- 2015 Tax Year (7/1/2015 to 6/30/2016)
Other Charter School Specific Financial Information
DSST does not have any other charter school specific financial information to report.
Link to Authorizing School District’s Financial Transparency Webpage
Link to Public Financial Transparency Webpage
Contact Information:
Nick Plantan, Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 303-524-6324
E-Mail: Nicholas.Plantan@scienceandtech.org
DSST Public Schools
3401 Quebec Street
Suite 2000
Denver, CO 80207
Phone: 303-524-6324
Required Link: Colorado Department of Education School Finance Division
View DSST Public Schools' Open Records Act (CORA) Policy here.
Network Title IX Coordinator: Aubrey Lynch, Director of People Strategy
Contact: aubrey.lynch@scienceandtech.org
Transparency in Coverage Communication
The link below leads to the negotiated in-network service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts under our health plans and healthcare providers. They are being made available in response to the Federal Transparency in Coverage Rule.
DSST Public Schools - Meritain Health MRF File