Director of Special Education ARD Facilitation

KIPP Texas Public Schools • Dallas, TX

10d

About The Position

The Director of ARD Facilitators is responsible for leading, coaching, and developing a team of ARD Facilitators to ensure high-quality ARD (Admission, Review, and Dismissal) processes across KIPP Texas. This leader will build systems of training and ongoing coaching to drive compliance to 100% and strengthen IEP quality to support improved student outcomes. The Director ensures that ARD meetings are legally compliant, student-centered, and aligned with best practices for inclusive education.

Requirements

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Coaching Provide direct supervision and coaching to ARD Facilitators across regions to ensure consistency, compliance, and quality.
• Develop and implement professional learning and capacity-building structures for ARD Facilitators to improve facilitation skills, compliance knowledge, and instructional alignment.
• Model and coach best practices for managing complex ARD meetings, including those involving disputes or high-stakes decision-making.
• Compliance & Quality Assurance Monitor ARD processes to ensure compliance with federal, state, and district special education regulations, including timelines, properly constituted ARDs, and documentation requirements.
• Establish systems to audit and track ARD compliance data, providing ongoing feedback and corrective action plans where needed.
• Partner with the Compliance and Assessment teams to align ARD practices with Child Find, evaluation timelines, and IEP development standards.
• Capacity Building & Collaboration Lead training and calibration sessions to ensure ARD Facilitators maintain deep knowledge of FAPE, LRE, accommodations, modifications, graduation planning, BIPs, and transition planning.
• Collaborate with School Leaders, Special Education staff, and General Education teams to ensure ARD decisions are grounded in instructional quality and student outcomes.
• Provide targeted support to campuses with high compliance risk or low-quality IEPs, including direct coaching, modeling, and corrective action planning.
• Data & Continuous Improvement Analyze ARD compliance and IEP quality data to identify trends and guide strategic improvement efforts.
• Develop and report progress-monitoring systems to ensure compliance and quality goals are met or exceeded.
• Contribute to the development of tools, resources, and systems that standardize ARD processes statewide.

Benefits

• As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans.
• KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, as well as life insurance and disability plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees