Noggin ARD Advocate Application (Contractor)

ARD Advocate Application

Our ARD Advocates support parents through the ARD process by helping them obtain the services and accommodations their children need at school for learning disabilities or special needs. They work with the family to identify academic and/or behavioral goals for their student, and services that can be provided by the school to help meet those goals through an IEP or 504.
Personal Information
Our Advocates must have flexible schedules allowing them to be available virtually to attend ARD meetings during the school day. Are you available during the day on weekdays? (This does not include during a lunch hour, recess, or planning period)*

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Thank you for your interest. Please apply if your schedule changes to accommodate our above requirement.
Name*

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Email*
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Phone Number*
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Professional Experience
Do you speak Spanish?

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Level of Spanish proficiency.

Limited working proficiency. (You're able to have limited conversations and understand basic commands.)Professional working proficiency. (You understand the language well enough to contribute greatly in the workplace.)Primary fluency / bilingual proficiency. (You are entirely fluent in a language. You were raised speaking the language or have spoken it long enough to become proficient in it.)
Have you received any special education advocacy training? If so, please explain.*
What are your areas of expertise in special education?*
What is your background and experience in special education?*
How many years of experience do you have?*
What school districts have you worked with? (Texas districts only)*
Evaluations
Disabilities,
Educational negotiations,
Behavioral plans and FBAs
Issues related to discipline,
Alternative dispute resolution skills
Local service providers and agencies (independent and school based)
Options offered by school districts
IDEA, Section 504, ADA, FERPA
Other laws/regulations affecting students with disabilities
Local attorneys
The IEP process
Your procedural safeguards during an IEP meeting
What special education is and is not
Available research based programming
Please indicate and elaborate on any of the above specific skills and knowledge you have:*
Upload your resume if available. Resumes can also be emailed to admin@nogginfoundation.org. Please indicate that you have already submitted an application.

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ARD Advocate Application

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Professional Experience

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