RDSPD ARD Facilitator

JOB TITLE:

RDSPD ARD Facilitator

CLASSIFICATION:

Exempt

REPORTS TO:

Director of RDSPD

PAY GRADE: 3

200 days

LOCATION:

Admin Annex

DATE REVISED:

6/26/2018

Primary Purpose: 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.

Minimum Education/Certification:

• Bachelors Degree
• Valid Texas Teaching Certificate
• Minimum of three years teaching experience
• Experience teaching disabled and other students with diverse learning needs (preferred)
• Experience with special education computer based documentation system (preferred)

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of the ARD Process
• Knowledge of IDEA and TEA Guidelines

• Schedules Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings and notifies parents, ARD Committee members, and all appropriate school personnel of the meeting times including any schedule changes.
• Gather all necessary data regarding an individual student, required for ARD discussion.
• Ensures that federal/state timelines are met with respect to functions of ARD Committee meetings.
• Participate in ARD committee meetings.
• Complete ARD paperwork as outlined in department procedures.
• Supply PEIMS clerk with necessary data upon completion of ARD paperwork.
• Assist parents and school personnel regarding Special Education issues.
• Ability to visit all district locations as necessary to fulfill job responsibilities.
• Maintains a professional demeanor at all times.
• Exercises good judgment in decision making, especially in difficult situations.
• Effectively interpret the philosophy and rationale for special education services to campus level staff through in-service, staff meetings and conferences.
• Share responsibility for ensuring confidentiality of student folders and for the continual up-dating of the confidential audit folders
• Ensure confidentiality for student information.
• Demonstrate skill in conflict resolution with administrators, parents, teachers, staff and community.
• Employ an effective communication process that includes listening to all stakeholders.
• Promote collaborative teaming by working with faculty and encouraging student/parent input to develop a more positive school climate.
• Take the initiative to develop needed professional skills appropriate to job assignments.
• Perform duties in a professional, ethical, and responsible manner as defined in the TEA Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Other duties as assigned.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

• Maintain emotional control under stress
• Work with frequent interruptions
• Occasional prolonged or irregular hours of work
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbally and written), interpret policy and procedures, reason, understand verbal instructions, analyze, differentiate, memorize, read, coordinate, compile, compute, instruct and maintain emotional control.
• Ability to interact and work cooperatively with all people including those from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.
• Operating knowledge and experience with computers as well as with typical office equipment such as telephones, copier, e-mail, fax, etc.

Physical Demands

• Moderate lifting and carrying, reaching above shoulder, use of finders, repetitive hand motions; frequent bending and stooping

Environmental Demands

• Normal office environment
• Regular district-wide travel to multiple work locations as assigned; moderate lifting and carrying.

The above statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to the job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. The administration has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Approved by Date

Reviewed by Date