ARD 101
The federal law that governs the special education process.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA)?
What are different ways parents can participate in an ARD meeting?
What is by telephone, in-person, skipe. Or they can give permission to hold the ARD without them.
Identify consensus members, establish an agenda, set all expectations, and listen to/document parents' issues.
What are things TO DO at the beginning of an ARD meeting?
If this stops recording or has technical difficulty, it should be documented in the ARD meeting minutes.
What is an audio recording device?
Copies of this should be provided to the parent/guardian and each teacher and service provider after the ARD meeting.
What is the entire ARD document and any other relevant paperwork.
In Texas, a child's eligibility for special education services and most of the major decisions about a child's special education program are made by this committee.
What is an admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee?
The types of meetings are held prior to an ARD meeting to discuss proposals to be shared with the committee.
What are staffing meetings?
Start late, lie in wait, refuse to listen/respond to parents' requests or concerns, or refuse to let the parent see or touch the ARD paperwork
What are things NOT TO DO in an ARD meeting?
This is should be re-read and corrected during the ARD meeting.
What are the minutes?
At each grading period, these must be monitored, documented, and updated.
What are goals/objectives?
The parent/guardian, a general education teacher, a special education teacher, and a school/district administrator.
Who are the required members of the ARD committee?
Filling out all ARD paperwork prior to the meeting, predetermining results, "forcing" staff to agree, over-populating ARD meetings, and sending out non-professional emails.
What are things NOT to do in preparation of an ARD meeting.
Focus on student needs, respond to parents' requests, advocate for recommended services, and be specific.
What are things TO DO in an ARD meeting?
ESY, Autism, Transportation, AI, VI, and Transition Services are all types of this.
What are supplements?
This should be called if the student is not making expected progress based on the current IEP.
What is an ARD meeting?
They meet at least annually to safeguard a child's right and entitlement to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE).
Who is the ARD committee.
This document is sent at least 5 school days prior to an ARD meeting unless a parent waives it.
What is ARD notice?
"We don't provide..."
"We don't have that program/service..."
"That program is not for children with this label..."
"No matter what the federal law says, we expel for that..."
What are things NOT TO SAY during an ARD meeting?
During the summer, students continue to work on current and specific IEPs through this service if the ARD committee determines regression is documented or a loss of critical skills.
What is extended school year (ESY)?
This should never be altered after the ARD meeting.
What are the ARD deliberations?
Free and appropriate public education (FAPE), least restrictive environment (LRE), and Individual Education Plan (IEP)
What are the three cornerstones to special education according to federal law?
This situation will prompt the district to ensure an attorney will represent the local education agency (LEA) is in attendance at the ARD meeting.
What is if an attorney representing the parent/guardian or student plans to attend the ARD meeting?
Give in if the request is educationally inappropriate or allow consensus members to leave without written consent from a parent/guardian.
What are things NOT TO DO during an ARD meeting?
Anyone NOT present at the ARD meeting should not be allowed to sign this.
What is sign the ARD signature page?
If the ARD meeting ends in disagreement, this option should be offered to the parent/guardian.
What is a 10 day recess?