SPED Campus Coordinator (Grades: K-6)

About the role

This campus-based position requires regular and punctual attendance at the worksite; remote or alternate work arrangements are not permitted. The work environment is typically moderate in noise level, and travel throughout the district is integral to the role.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with campus case managers to ensure effective IEP development, implementation, and meetings are completed in a professional, quality, and timely manner.
• Conduct regular reviews using the DISD campus audit process (PLAAFPs, Goals, Objectives, Compensatory Time, etc.) to ensure documentation and progress monitoring for each student with an IEP.
• Develop and monitor systems for distributing IEPs to pertinent teachers and ensuring timely implementation of ARD decisions related to services, accommodations, and placement.
• Schedule, coordinate, and facilitate all Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings, including notices, interpreters, required participants, and use of district-approved ARD agendas to ensure procedural fidelity and compliance with all timelines.
• Monitor the completion and submission of ARD documentation for assigned student populations, including paperwork, audit files, eligibility folders, and required supplements (IEPs, BIPs, Transition Plans, etc.).
• Serve as the primary point of contact for parents regarding ARD processes, procedural questions, and campus-level special education concerns, coordinating communication among parents, campus staff, district personnel, and service providers.
• Maintain neutral facilitation and apply conflict resolution strategies during ARD meetings.
• Engage in weekly or bi-weekly meetings with the principal to review program implementation and timelines aligned with TEA requirements and the DISD campus audit process.
• Monitor campus special education systems for consistency, accuracy, and compliance using district tools and monitoring systems, including adherence to the 8-Step MRE/LRE process.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and side-by-side support to special education teachers on IEP implementation, instructional strategies, and progress monitoring.
• Support collaboration between special and general education teachers to improve access to grade-level instruction and use student data to guide instructional feedback and campus improvement.
• Support campus administrators with special education compliance, audits, and due process requirements.
• Conduct yearly family and community meetings in collaboration with the campus Dyslexia Interventionist and participate in professional development while collaborating with district special education staff.

Qualifications

Requirements are derived from the responsibilities listed above; specific credentials and experience will be determined by the district based on the posted role and applicable state/federal regulations.