Facilitator-ARD (215 Days) Multiple Positions
Facilitator-ARD (215 Days) Multiple Positions
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25-05-2025
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Watson Candidate Assistant is here to answer questions about working at Dallas ISD.
- Manage all TEA Special Education Compliance work streams and utilize project management tools to achieve target outcomes.
- Ensure compliance and neutrality while utilizing district-approved procedural requirements such as ARD meeting agendas and ARD scripts.
- Operate under the premise that a facilitator is not a member of the ARD committee and has no decision-making authority over the ARD committee meeting. The facilitator must be impartial and cannot provide input or an opinion into the development of a students IEP.
- Assists with the overall organization and conduct of the ARD committee meeting by: assisting the committee in establishing an agenda and setting the time allotted for the meeting; assisting the committee in establishing a set of guidelines for the meeting; guiding the discussion and keeping the focus on developing a mutually-agreed-upon IEP for the student; ensuring that each committee member has an opportunity to participate; helping to resolve disagreements that arise and helping to keep the ARD committee on task and within the time allotted for the meeting.
- Develop and implement targeted professional learning plans to bring awareness to the Special Education Operating Procedures to central-campus based special education and school leadership personnel.
- Assist with the resolution of critical cases as they relate to students receiving special education services to include parent complaints mandated record requests and Staffings in a positive problem-solving manner.
- Assist with the internal investigations of parent complaint investigation requests referred from the Texas Education Agency as needed.
- Coordinate and co-facilitate resolution meetings to develop focused/targeted supports for corrective action with central-campus based special education and school leadership personnel to ensure correct implementation of students Individualized Education Program.
- Assist with critical case monitoring and tracking to ensure compliance of mandated corrective actions within the TEA Investigative Report.
- Conduct professional learning for department initiatives as needed or requested; develop and facilitate workshops and/or training modules for TEA Special Education Compliance including critical case management with related internal stakeholders.
- Continually evaluate systems of support through project outcomes in correlation with objectives critical case trends campus support responsiveness parent engagement and assisting campus administration with critical case resolution.
- Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure compliance with state federal and district guidelines.
- Attend training(s) to keep abreast of technical legislative and professional trends and developments affecting assigned responsibilities.
- Prepare reports and planning documents requiring technical precision accuracy readability and editorial correctness; and develop systems based on management by objective and results.
- Maintain accurate records organizational skills and professional conduct to achieve the goals of the position.
- Coordinate the activities of the department in accordance with the districts policies and applicable laws.
- Perform all duties relating to the IDEA-B formula grant at 100 percent.
- Required Bachelors Degree from an accredited university.
- Preferred Valid Texas teaching certificate administrative certificate or any equivalent combination of education training and experience within an educational institution preferred.
- Required 5 Direct Minimum five years of experience in education.
- Substantial experience leading cross functional teams on strategic districtwide initiatives.
- Strong record of self-starting and taking initiative.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong proficiency in technology skills (Microsoft Office and Google Suite).
- Ability to handle multiple priorities with frequent interruptions.
- Participate and support the development of an effective team in the department.
- Proficiency in leading planning organizing and conducting effective professional development at a district level.
- Skills in coaching mentoring building teams problem-solving and taking initiative.
- Effectively analyze problems issues and concerns and formulate appropriate alternative solutions.
- Communication and relational skills to interact effectively with students staff parents and community members.
- Understanding of school district organizations operations and administrative policies.
- Must have experience or demonstrated a desire to work in an urban school district.
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