ARD Facilitator

ARD Facilitator

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

The ARD facilitator is responsible for:

• Scheduling, or assisting in scheduling, Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings.
• Notifying 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.
• Ensuring 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.
• Monitoring ARD paperwork completed by campus personnel.
• Completing and turning in ARD paperwork to official audit file within 72 hours of the meeting.
• Turning in PEIMS information to campus registrar within 48 hours of the ARD meeting.
• Completing lists, forms, reports, PEIMS forms, and data required by the Special Education Office by due dates (e.g., transportation forms, ESY forms, October counts, etc).
• Maintaining current state assessment test lists, referral lists, and referrals for related services evaluation.
• Maintaining communication among assessment, service providers, and related services personnel.
• Providing 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).
• Completing applicable ARD supplements with accompanying data collected by campus staff (i.e., Graduation, Transition, Transportation, etc.).
• Following end of year procedures.
• Assisting campus administrator(s) to ensure compliance with mandates for due process guaranteed to students with disabilities by state/federal law.
• Ensuring compliance with local policies and procedures outlined for this population.
• Maintaining thorough documentation regarding any significant problems with ARD Committee procedures.
• Attending Special Education Department staff meetings and other meetings, as required.
• Attending relevant professional development.
• Following Educator Code of Conduct & all policies, procedures, laws and State/Federal regulations.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of all applicable federal, state, local laws, and guidelines and procedures
• 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

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Working Conditions (Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Demands): Prolonged use of computer; must be able to push, pull, lift, and/or carry at least 30 lbs; frequent in-district travel; integrating into different school environments; transporting laptop computer from location to location.