ARD Facilitator

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 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.

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.

The Special Education ARD Facilitator serves as a critical support to special populations, faculty, and school leaders, providing guidance in 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, supporting the development of high‑quality, inclusive instruction and ensuring 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.

• 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.
• Assist the Director of ARD Facilitation in ensuring KTX special populations teams receive excellent communication, customer service, and well‑coordinated support.
• Possess experience and knowledge of IDEA and Texas State Education Law & Regulations, Section 504 Law & Regulations and understanding of the essential elements of compliance.

• Schedule or assist in scheduling Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) meetings and notify parents of the ARD meeting, including distributing ARD calendar to appropriate ARD Committee members in a timely fashion; ensure that Individual Transition Plan elements are completed in the applicable cases; notify all appropriate school personnel of ARD meeting/ARD schedule changes.
• Ensure 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.
• Write and monitor ARD paperwork and submit ARD paperwork by the compliance due date.
• Complete 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.).
• Complete appropriate ARD supplements and collect appropriate data (i.e., ESY regression, individual education plan (IEP), behavior improvement plan (BIP), etc.).
• Follow beginning, middle, and end‑of‑year procedures and submit appropriate summer program student recommendations.
• Ensure that IEPs, other special education documentation, and 504 plans are compliant with…