Multi-Campus ARD Coordinator — Special Education

Pasadena Independent School District; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The ARD Facilitator will work with special and general education staff, ensure timelines, prepare and track ARD materials, and participate in professional development as needed.

Qualifications

• Meets SBEC regulations and 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.

Responsibilities

• Schedules, or assists in scheduling, 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 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

Skills

ARD process

IEP goals

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Technology literacy

Diversity engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Texas teaching certificate

Special education endorsements

3-5 years SPED experience

Tools

eSPED

Documentation systems

Job description

The ARD Facilitator will work with special and general education staff, ensure timelines, prepare and track ARD materials, and participate in professional development as needed.