ARD Facilitator/Educational Diagnostician Job Fairfield Texas USA,Education / Teaching

Position: ARD Facilitator / Educational Diagnostician
Location: Fairfield

Job Goal

JOB GOAL: 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.

Terms of Employment

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Salary: In accordance with the annual salary schedule approved by the Management Board of the Freestone-Navarro Bi-County Coop.

11 months/202 days per year, term or probationary contract, as applicable.

Qualifications

Minimum Certification/

Education:

Education/Certification:

Valid Texas Special Education teaching certificate

Enrolled in Master s Degree / Diagnostician Certification Program

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

Effective and positive communication and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of special education rules and regulations
Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data
Superior organizational skills
Ability to adjust to change in a positive manner
Experience in adapting and implementing curriculum to meet individual learning and behavioral needs
Knowledge about instructional materials, technology, and state evaluation methods
Skill in communicating effectively with others
Skill in working with computer tools, including but not limited to, email, internet, word processing and spreadsheets
Skill in working in collaborative team-based environments
Skill in working with and presenting to diverse populations of students, parents, and community members
Ability to exercise good judgment in decision making, especially in difficult circumstances

Experience:

Minimum of four years teaching experience

Experience with Special Education Manager, or other computer based documentation system preferred.

Major Responsibilities and Duties

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; ensures that ITP elements are completed in applicable cases; 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 paperwork to official audit file within 72 hours of the meeting; turns in PEIMS information to campus registrar within 48 hours of the ARD meeting.

Completes lists, forms, reports, PEIMS forms, and data required by the Special Education Office by due dates (e.g., transportation forms, EYS forms, October counts, etc).

Maintains 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.

Assists campus administrator(s) to ensure compliance with mandates for due process guaranteed to students with disabilities by state/federal law; ensures compliance with local policies and procedures outlined for this population.

Maintains thorough documentation regarding any significant problems with ARD Committee procedures; attends Special Education Department staff meetings; attends relevant professional…

ARD Facilitator​/Educational Diagnostician

ARD Facilitator/Educational Diagnostician