Director of ARD Facilitation

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 our 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!

As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas—founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018—we hire dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission-driven community that wants every child to "run to school," the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!

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.

Job Description

General Role Description

• Strategy | 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.

• Communication | Assists the Managing Director of Special Education in ensuring KTX special populations teams are provided excellent communication, customer service and well-coordinated support. 

• Legal Framework & Compliance | Possess experience and knowledge of IDEA and Texas State Education Law & Regulations, Section 504 Law & Regulations and understanding of the essential elements of compliance.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Compliance and Documentation

• Schedules, or assists in scheduling, Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) meetings and notifies parents of the ARD meeting, including distributing of ARD calendar to appropriate ARD Committee members in a timely fashion; ensures that Individual Transition Plan elements are completed in the applicable cases; notifies all appropriate school personnel of ARD meeting/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. 

• Writes and monitors ARD paperwork and submits ARD paperwork by the compliance due date. 

• Completes 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). 

• Completes appropriate ARD supplements and collects appropriate data (i.e., ESY regression, individual educational plan (IEP), behavior improvement plan (BIP, etc.).

• Follows beginning, middle, and end of year procedures and submits appropriate summer program student recommendations. 

• Ensure that IEPs, other special education documentation, and 504 plans are compliant with federal, state, and district regulations.

• Participate in IEP meetings, parent-teacher conferences, and other relevant meetings to discuss student progress.

Support and Communication

• Maintains systematic communication between special and general education personnel with respect to ARD meetings and decisions, IEPs, student accommodations, and instructional concerns and progress. 

• Maintains positive relationships with school staff, parents, and community members. 

• Provide coaching to school-based special education managers and other staff that support special populations students across all grade bands, including self-contained classrooms on MTSS, 504, and Special Education.

• Provide support for special population compliance across the organization. 

Data Analysis and Improvement

• Analyze school data, including 504 and ARD compliance to inform school based support and assistance.

• Maintains current state assessment rosters and submits referral sheets (additional testing, re-evaluation, etc.) including those for related services. Maintains communication between assessment personnel and related service providers. 

• Use data to develop goals and support the education needs of special populations students.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Cultivate the trust of all key stakeholders, including teachers, parents, and administrators, to support student success.

• Maintain productive working relationships with other internal departments and lead troubleshooting efforts when issues arise with special populations.

• Serve as the Special Populations team Liaison, ensuring effective communication and collaboration between teams.

 Professional Development

• Support/provide monthly PD, newsletter input, communication, to provide ongoing coaching and guidance to the school-based staff.

• Develop and deliver training on organization structures, processes, and procedures necessary to support effective compliance.

• Collaborate with the Director of ARD Facilitation and school staff to resolve TEA complaints.

• Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Special Populations

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Special Education Certification

• Satisfactory outcome background check

• 3+ years experience teaching with a focus on special education services

• Knowledge of 504, and the 13 eligibility categories under IDEA

COMPETENCY AND SKILLS:

• Deep knowledge of IDEA, state special education regulations, and ARD compliance requirements.

• Strong facilitation, coaching, and adult learning skills.

• Proven ability to manage high-stakes meetings with professionalism and equity-centered decision making.

• Systems-thinking with the ability to design scalable training and monitoring processes.

• Exceptional collaboration, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Physical Requirements: 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The person in this position needs to be able to move about inside and outside the school throughout the workday.

• The candidate is expected to attend conferences, meetings and training sessions both virtually and in person within the Region. 

Additional Requirements:

• Reliable transportation is needed for travel between campuses

• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.

• Work with frequent interruptions.

Work Environment: 

Hybrid work - Reports to the central office or schools three days a week

Travel Requirements: 

Minimal travel: May travel to other school sites or regional offices for professional learning, meetings and other work related activities.

Additional Information

What We Bring to the Table: 

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage options for employees and their families. 

• Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.

• Paid family leave.

• Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.

• Employee assistance programs. 

• KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance.

EEO: 

KIPP Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KIPP Texas ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact the Talent Team.

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