ARD Facilitator

ARD Facilitator (26-27)

Northwest Independent School District SPECIAL ED - FORT WORTH, Texas

Job : 5565108

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Mar 03, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Northwest Independent School District

Job Title: ARD Facilitator (0536)

Reports To: Director of Special Education Instruction and Related Services

Dept. /School: Assigned Campus

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Duty Days: 194

Pay Grade: A17

Date Revised: 06/2022

Primary

Purpose:

Responsible for coordinating, planning, and preparing compliance documents for students eligible for Special Education services to ensure that federal and state timeline requirements are met. The ARD Facilitator is responsible for chairing or co-chairing ARD meetings. The ARD Facilitator is responsible for working with staff in maintaining all data integrity regarding PEIMS reporting for all special need’s students, including date of ARDs, instructional setting, and student disability.

The ARD Facilitator may serve more than one campus.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field;
  Master’s preferred
• Valid Texas Teacher Certificate
• Three years of successful classroom experience
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to collaborate with individuals from a variety of backgrounds including, but not limited to, parents, teachers, school administrators, and advocacy groups.
• Knowledge of all applicable federal, state, and local laws, guidelines, and procedures.
• Knowledge about instructional materials, technology, and state evaluation methods.
• Skilled in communicating effectively with others.
• Skilled in working with computer tools, including but not limited to email, internet, word documents, and spreadsheets.
• Skilled in working in collaborative team-based environments.
• Skilled in working with and presenting to diverse populations of students, parents, and community members.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in decision-making, especially under challenging circumstances.
• Skilled in human relationships, conflict resolution strategies and procedures; and team-building methods and techniques

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, in collaboration with the assessment team members.
• Monitors ARD paperwork completed by campus personnel in accordance with district guidelines; completes and turns in ARD paperwork to the official audit file within 72 hours of the meeting.
• Assists campus administrator(s) to ensure compliance with ARD decisions guaranteed to students with disabilities by state/federal law; ensures compliance with local policies and procedures outlined for this population.
• Works with the SpEd Admin and staff in maintaining data integrity regarding PEIMS reporting for all special need’s students, including date of ARDs, instructional setting, and student disability.
• Completes lists, forms, reports, PEIMS forms, and data required by the Special Education Office by due dates (e.g., transportation forms, ESY forms, October Snapshot 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 (concerning 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., ESY regression data, all IEPs, BIPs, etc.).
• Review all paperwork before submission…