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By law, all school boards must provide special education programs and/or services for students with special education needs. This page summarizes the processes that school boards must have in place according to the Education Act.
- Identifying students with special education needs - Ontario.ca
School boards must provide special education programs and...
- Identifying students with special education needs - Ontario.ca
- 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 ...
policies and procedures on screening, assessment, referral, identification, and program planning for students who may be in need of special education programs and services; procedures for providing parents with notice that their child is having difficulty
A special education program is defined in the Education Act as an educational program that is based on and modified by the results of continuous assessment and evaluation and includes a plan (called an Individual Education Plan or IEP) containing specific objectives and an outline of special education services that meet the needs of the exceptio...
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Oct 8, 2024 · An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is a written plan describing the appropriate special education program and/or special education services to be received by a student with special education needs. The IEP is a working document.
Special education services can include unique resources, equipment, or specially trained support people. In Ontario, all students have a right to accommodation and support. Every school board must provide special education programs and services to help students with different learning needs.
According to the Ontario Ministry of Education website, there are 5 placement options available to students who are deemed exceptional by an Identification, Placement, and Review Committee. A regular class with indirect support.
