SchoolWorks Opportunities

JOB OPPORTUNITY: 2026-2027 Colorado State Review Panelists

Overview:

SchoolWorks is recruiting Colorado-based educators to serve on the Colorado State Review Panel (SRP), the body assigned to evaluate schools and districts that have remained on the state’s Accountability Clock (e.g., earned Priority Improvement or Turnaround plan type for five years) and provides recommendations to the Commissioner and Colorado State Board of Education regarding required improvement actions.

Candidates with the following Experience are Highly Encouraged to Apply:

Superintendent, assistant superintendent or district leadership
Working in or leading rural districts or schools
Bilingualism or multilingualism in Spanish and English

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Expertise in school or district turnaround, English language learners/multilingual learners, or special education.

Resources and procedures will be provided for panelists to support their examination of the six areas outlined in legislation. Visit CDE’s website to learn more about the State Review Panel HERE.

Time Commitment and Compensation:

In addition to an SRP orientation session and training workshop, the estimated time commitment for the review process is approximately 8 hours per document review and 1.5 days on site for each site visit. In addition, following the site visit, panelists will spend approximately 4-to-6 hours completing a written recommendation to be submitted to the Commissioner and State Board of Education. Reviews will take place from September through June. Compensation will be provided through an honorarium for each review completed, as well as travel reimbursements when overnight travel is required. Panelists will also be eligible to earn Continuing Education Credits from CDE for their time participating in the training and reviews.

Eligibility and Application Process:

Applicants must be based in Colorado to be eligible for this work.
Download the SRP writing sample instructions (first time applicants only).
Complete the application and upload a resume and writing sample (first time applicants only).
Submit the completed application by July 17, 2026.

Please note: candidates may have to schedule an interview before candidates are selected. The final membership list must be approved by the Colorado State Board of Education. The SRP is coordinated by SchoolWorks on behalf of the Colorado Department of Education to ensure an independent review process. Panelists are employed by SchoolWorks.

Questions about this role or the application process can be directed to SRP@schoolworks.org.

APPLICATION FORM

Candidate Application for 2026-2027 Colorado State Review Panelists : Contact Information

How did you learn about this opportunity?*

Why do you want to work in this position?*

Race Identification

Are you of Hispanic origin?

Please upload your Writing Sample here.* (.PDF, .DOC, or .DOCX)

Please upload your Resume here.* (.PDF, .DOC, or .DOCX)

References - Provide contact information for two references who would be able to speak about skills/tasks needed of panelists.

Name / Current Title / Organization / Email / Phone / Relationship

SchoolWorks will make every effort to align the background and expertise of panelists to the schools and districts being reviewed. Please identify the following area(s) of expertise you may bring to the review process:*

-District Leadership
-School Leadership
-Teacher Leadership
-Curriculum, instruction, and assessment
-Instructional data management and analysis

Please identify which of the areas listed below in which you have experience.*

-Elementary level
-Secondary level
-School level
-District level
-Charter school
-Superintendent
-Special education
-Online education
-Rural
-Urban
-English Language Learning
-Biliterate in Spanish (able to read and write)
-Career Technical Education
-School/District Turnaround
-Other

Provide a brief description of why you are interested in serving as a State Review Panelist. The response should be less than 300 words.*

Are you bilingual? (if yes, please list language(s) of fluency)

Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest, and Assurances

Confidentiality

Each review team member shall maintain confidentiality about their assigned school or district reviews. No member shall disclose the contents of feedback to anyone outside of the team. All conversations and determinations of the team (including assignments, teammates, etc.) shall be kept confidential – even after the work of the State Review Panel has concluded.

Conflict of Interest

By participating in the State Review Panel, all review team members must affirm that they do not have a personal or financial interest regarding their assigned schools or districts. All such potential conflicts of interest situations must be reported to the SchoolWorks Project Manager prior to reviewing the body of evidence. See the examples of conflict of interest below. Furthermore, the special knowledge that panelists have as a result of the review may not be leveraged to promote future gain (e.g., financial, employment).

Assurances

Through the response in the box below, I understand and agree to the following:

• To have read and understand the roles and responsibilities of being a State Review Panelist; I will work with the utmost excellence, integrity, and impartiality in carrying out my responsibilities.

• To understand that my name will be associated as being a panelist; recommendations of the panel will be used to determine actions by the State Board in relation to schools and districts.

• To be accountable in confidentiality and quality of service to the process and review team.

• To actively monitor and provide timely notification of any identified conflict of interest.

• To spend the required time to ensure that a quality report is developed for the school/district.

• The review is to support an accountability process. I will not solicit the school/district to provide technical assistance or market any consulting services to assigned schools/districts at any point during or after the State Review Panel process.*

Please write below: I understand and agree to these Terms and Conditions

Examples of conflict of interest may include, but are not limited to:
• You, a family member, or close associate/relative have a financial interest in an assigned school or district (e.g., have a contract or are employed by the school or district).
• You have been offered an opportunity to serve as a consultant or employee of an assigned school or district.
• You helped prepare, provided comments, or otherwise reviewed any portion of the assigned school or district’s Unified Improvement Plan.
• You, your spouse, your employer (current or within the last 12 months), your spouse’s employer, or a close colleague have an interest (financial or otherwise) in the outcome of the review currently or in the future.
• An organization with which you are seeking employment have a financial or other interest in the outcome for an assigned school or district.
• You serve as a support or as a volunteer of an assigned school or district.
• You have previously expressed an interest in your children or grandchildren attending an assigned school or district.
• You are aware of any other circumstance(s) that might cause someone to question your impartiality in serving as a reviewer for an assigned school or district.

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