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All About the ARD Committee Process

ARD Process
Campus Compliance Facilitators & Clerks
ARD Paperwork
ARD Assistance

What is the ARD process?

The ARD is the Admission, Review and Dismissal Meeting held for students who are being considered for eligibility as a student with an identified disability who also needs specialized education. Every year, an annual ARD is held to discuss the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) and plan for educational and related services.

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Parent Resources:

An excellent resource for special education in Texas can be accessed at SpedTex by clicking HERE.
The "Parent's Guide to the ARD Process" is available in several languages on the SpedTex website.
The Legal Framework, hosted by ESC Region 18. This website contains all of the laws and links to policies.
A step-by-step guide to the IEP process can be found on the Texas Project First website, which was created by parents, for parents.

Tell us how your child's ARD went:

-> Here is the link to the survey

Link to the Annual ARDC Agenda

Who is my child's Campus Compliance Facilitator?

Dickinson ISD utilizes an ARD facilitation model where a specially trained, experienced, special education teacher organizes the ARD process in order to allow teachers to focus on instruction. The campus compliance facilitator or clerk schedules and organizes the paperwork submitted by the students' teachers and special education providers.

Campus	CCF	Data Clerk
BCES	Paula Marshall	Aide Rebolloso
CRES	Samaria “Sam” Epps	Elizabeth Escamilla
HRES	Victoria Bissonet-Cutaia	Esmerelda Martinez
JSES	Krystle Allison	Marisel Bush
KELE	Jenny Leblanc	Haydee Ortiz
LES	Shannah Sauers	Maureen Moore
SLES	Carol Krysher	Alexandra C Dominguez
BMS	Jennifer Cardella	Delia Maldonado
DMS	Shemika King	Xochitl Oviedo (Davila)
LMS	Christopher Courtright	Dana Martin Taylor
KJHS	Amanda Ryan	Amy Carr
MJHS	Elizabeth "Liz" Brenner	Juanita Garcia
DHS	James “Mike” Tullos Elizabeth Shields TaShana McGinty Grimes Norma Campa	Diana Carbajal Lisa Padgett
Esmond/DCC	James “Mike” Tullos
DALC	Per Campus
Out of District	Per Laura Batson
Private Schools/Gator Academy	Sam Epps

To Request Special Education Records:

Email or call the student's most recent campus ARDCF Clerk to request records.
Email request to Special Programs or
Call 281-229-6020

There is a lot of paperwork in special education, and Dickinson ISD uses an online program called Frontline to manage the Special Education, Section 504, RTI and LPAC paperwork.

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You must provide an email address to your ARDCF in order to receive your child's paperwork via the Frontline system. The advantage to using the online system is your ability to access your child's records immediately.

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Link to the Annual ARDC Agenda

Frontline IEP Log In

information coming soon!

Navigating the world of special education can sometimes be a confusing and emotional process, especially for the first time, or if you have any anxiety associated with the process, or, if you just need an extra set of ears. Dickinson ISD believes in a fully collaborative ARD committee meeting process and we welcome you to bring a friend, family member, or professional advocate with you to your child's ARD committee meeting. For your reference, we have included information on three advocates who have knowledge of the DISD Special Education program.

Pat Freeze

Pat is a graduate of the William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy training and regularly attends the annual training conference of the Council of Parents, Attorneys & Advocates (COPAA). Pat makes sure she completely understands your child’s disability and how it affects them in the educational setting. She goes by the rules in an ARD/IEP meeting and holds the District committee members to a high standard, requiring them to provide meaningful Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFPs) that address your child’s strengths and weaknesses and create goals based on areas of need.

Katherine Sanger

Kate is a graduate of the Texas Partners in Policymaking program, which is an advanced leadership development training program for self-advocates and parents of children with developmental disabilities (DD). She is experienced with advocacy, communication, ARD meetings and IEP reviews. Kate has a son who has been in the DISD Special Education program for 15 years and has experiencing navigating the DISD process. Kate is the leader for the DISD Parent Support Group and she also serves as the Co-Chair for the Dickinson ISD Parent Advisory Committee. Kate attends (and offers) many training sessions and seminars.

Jeanna TenBrink

Info Coming Soon!!

Dickinson Independent School District
2218 FM 517 East | Dickinson, TX 77539
Phone: 281.229.6000

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