SPED ARD Facilitator

Job Title
:
Special Education ARD Facilitator

Duty Days
: 187

Pay Grade
: T07-T08

Salary Schedule
:
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The ARD facilitator is responsible for coordination, planning and preparation of compliance documents for students eligible for Special Education services. The ARD Facilitator is responsible for chairing, or co-chairing, ARD meetings, and serves more than one campus.

• Meets SBEC regulations and/or district requirements
• Bachelor’s degree from accredited university
• Valid Texas teacher certification with required special education endorsements
• Minimum 3-5 years successful experience as a special education teacher with extensive experience preparing ARD documents and participating in ARD meetings
• Bilingual preferred

• Knowledge of federal, state, district and school procedures, regulations, and policies for the special education process
• Experience with eSPED, or other computer based documentation system preferred
• Knowledge of Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) process and Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal setting process and implementation
• Strong communication, collaboration, and facilitation skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Skill in working with computer tools, including but not limited to, email, internet, word processing and spreadsheets
• Skill in working with and presenting to diverse populations of students, parents, and community members
• Ability to exercise good judgement in decision-making, especially in difficult circumstances
• In-depth knowledge of TEKS based and specialized curriculum and instructions
• Experience in adapting and implementing curriculum to meet individual learning and behavioral needs

• Schedules, or assists in scheduling, Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings and notifies parents of the ARD meeting, including distribution of ARD calendar to appropriate ARD Committee members in a timely fashion; notifies all appropriate school personnel of ARD meetings/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
• Monitors ARD paperwork completed by campus personnel; completes and turns in ARD paper work to official audit file within 72 hours of the meeting
• Completes lists, forms, reports, and data required by the Special Education Office by due dates (e.g., transportation forms, EYS forms, October counts etc)
• Maintain current state assessment test lists; referral lists, and referrals for related services evaluation; maintains communication among assessment, service providers, and related services personnel
• Provides for systematic communication among special and general education personnel (with respect to ARD meetings and decisions, IEPs, accommodations needed in the general education setting, relevant instructional concerns and progress)
• Completes applicable ARD supplements with accompanying data collected by campus staff (i.e., EYS regression data, all IEPs, BIPs, etc)
• Follows end of year procedures for folder exchanges, summer testing, etc
• Maintains thorough documentation regarding any significant problems with ARD Committee procedures; attends Special Education Department staff meetings; attends relevant professional development

• Establish and maintain open lines of communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, principals, and teachers
• Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members
• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly

• Participation in staff-development activities to improve job-related skills
• Maintain understanding of and comply with federal, state, district, and school procedures, regulations, and policies for the special education process

• Consult and collaborate with various campus intervention teams
• Other duties as assigned

• Computer, copy machine, fax machine, files, folders, pens, pencils, paper

While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear; the employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, and kneel; the employee must occasionally lift and/or move materials and objects.

General office environment is quiet to loud depending on the activity; employee is continuously interacting with the public, staff, and students; employee must meet multiple demands from several people and be able to work effectively under pressure.