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For a First Nation pupil residing on reserve wishing to attend a school of a school board: ... 42 Ontario Student Record (OSR) and Ontario Education Number (OEN) Requirements under REA 42
Your school board must: engage with students, staff, communities and parents. use quantitative and qualitative data to develop multi-year plans that are responsive to local needs. engage parents within the first 2 months and last 2 months of the school year about its multi-year plan on how it addresses provincial priorities.
Attendance policies for school boards where pupils have been required to attend in-person and remotely (applicable ONLY to any designated boards) ................................................................................................................ 24
- Overview
- Identification, Placement and Review Committees
- There Will Be An IPRC Meeting For Your Child
- What to Expect at An IPRC Meeting
- Placement Decisions
- Appeal An IPRC Decision
- Annual Review Meetings
School boards must provide special education programs and services to students who are formally identified as “exceptional pupils.” This is set out in the Education Act. An exceptional pupil is a student who has behavioural, communicational, intellectual, physical or multiple exceptionalities that require them to have a special education program or...
All school boards must set up an identification, placement and review committee (IPRC). An IPRCneeds to have at least three members. One member must be a principal or supervisory officer of the school board. The IPRC: 1. decides if the student should be identified as exceptional 2. identifies areas of the student’s exceptionality, according to spec...
Your principal can refer your child
Principals make a referral to an IPRCif they and the student’s teacher believe that the student may benefit from a special education program. If your child’s principal makes a referral, they must give you written notice.
You can request a meeting
As a parent or guardian, you can submit a written request for an IPRCmeeting to your school principal. Once the school principal receives your request, they must request an IPRCmeeting for your child.
If you can’t attend the scheduled meeting
If you can’t attend the scheduled meeting, you can either: 1. contact the school principal to arrange a new date or time for the meeting 2. let the school principal know you will not be attending the scheduled meeting If you do not attend the meeting the principal will send you the IPRC’s written statement of decision for your consideration and signature as soon as possible after the meeting. The statement will include: 1. the decision of identification and placement 2. any recommendations fo...
At a IPRCmeeting the chair introduces everyone and explains the purpose of the meeting. The IPRCwill review available information about the student. The committee can: 1. consider an educational assessment 2. consider a health or psychological assessment conducted by a qualified practitioner, if they feel that an assessment is required to make a co...
Before the IPRCconsiders placing the student in a special education class, it must consider whether placement in a regular class with appropriate special education services will: 1. meet the student’s needs 2. be consistent with the parent’s preferences If, after considering all of the information presented, the IPRCis satisfied that placement in a...
To appeal a decision, you must give written notice to the secretary of the board. The timeline to appeal a decision is either: 1. within 30 days of receiving the original decision 2. within 15 days of receiving the decision from the follow-up meeting The notice of appeal must include: 1. which decision you disagree with 2. a statement that sets out...
A review IPRCmeeting will be held within the school year. You can waive the annual review by providing written notice to your child’s principal. After your child has been in a special education program for three months you can request a review IPRCmeeting any time. At a review IPRC meeting, the committee considers the same type of information that ...
This document contains both information and form fields. To read information, use the Down Arrow from a form field. Enrolment Register Instructions
School boards should use the revised Student Information and Eligibility Attestation Form (formerly Pupil Eligibility Attestation Form) or equivalent to record a student’s information and attest to verifying relevant documentation to support a pupil’s residency and eligibility.
All school boards are required to review documentation to determine a student’s eligibility to attend a publicly funded school in Ontario either with the payment of a fee or as a provincially funded student. School boards should be aware of their obligations and responsibilities under the Education Act when carrying out their review.
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