ARD Facilitator
Job in
Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78719, USA
Listed on 2026-06-11
Listing for:
Kipp Houston Public Schools
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-11
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teacher
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Company Description
About KIPP Texas Public Schools
KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre-K - 12 schools across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work together with our families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond! Our schools provide a high-quality, well-rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way!
As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas-founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018-we hire dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission-driven community that wants every child to "run to school," the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.
Job Description
The Special Education ARD Facilitator serves as a critical support to special populations, faculty and school leaders, providing guidance in the areas of IEP development, 504 plans, and compliance. This role collaborates closely with other school-based personnel to ensure the development and delivery of high-quality, individualized educational programs for students with diverse learning needs. By ensuring adherence to legal standards, and ensuring compliance with IDEA and Texas State Education Law & Regulations, Section 504 Law & Regulations, the ARD Facilitator helps advance the mission of KIPP Texas Public Schools-ensuring that every student has the tools and supportive environment necessary to thrive.
The ARD Facilitator is responsible for developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans for students receiving special education and 504 services. This role supports the development of high-quality, inclusive instruction and ensures fidelity to both instructional best practices and legal requirements. In partnership with the Director of ARD Facilitation, the ARD Facilitator provides direct support to campuses and collaborates with campus teams to promote consistency and quality across the network.
The ARD Facilitator builds capacity and fosters a strong culture of collaboration and accountability in service of students with diverse learning needs.
* Strategy:
Support the strategic vision to ensure that KTX school and regional teams implement the Special Education Strategic Plan and provide comprehensive improvement of school performance using a collaborative approach to clear and specific performance targets aligned to the Special Education Strategic Plan and execute, monitor, edit strategic plans, annual goals and quarterly benchmarking for departmental improvement.
* Communication:
Assists the Director of ARD Facilitation in ensuring KTX special populations teams are provided excellent communication, customer service and well-coordinated support.
* Legal Framework & Compliance:
Possess experience and knowledge of IDEA and Texas State Education Law & Regulations, Section 504 Law & Regulations and understanding of the essential elements of compliance.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Compliance and Documentation
* Schedules, or assists in scheduling, Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) meetings and notifies parents of the ARD meeting, including distributing of ARD calendar to appropriate ARD Committee members in a timely fashion; ensures that Individual Transition Plan elements are completed in the applicable cases; notifies all appropriate school personnel of ARD meeting/ARD schedule changes
* Ensures that federal/state timelines are met with respect to functions of ARD Committee meetings: requests for additional assessments and required timelines set by ARD Committee
* Writes and monitors ARD paperwork and submits ARD paperwork by the compliance due date
* Completes required documentation and reports required by the special education department by due dates (e.g. transportation forms, extended service year (ESY) forms, October snapshot, etc)
* Completes appropriate ARD supplements and collects appropriate data (i.e., ESY regression, individual educational plan (IEP), behavior improvement plan (BIP, etc.)
* Follows beginning, middle, and end of year procedures and submits appropriate summer program student recommendations
* Ensure that IEPs, other special education documentation, and 504 plans are compliant with federal, state, and district regulations.
* Participate in IEP meetings, parent-teacher conferences, and other relevant meetings to discuss student progress
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