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2.4 The Guidance and Career Education Program ........................................................ 25 2.4.1 Orientation and Exit Programs ........................................................................ 26 2.5 Additional Programs and Program Considerations ............................................... 27
2.5.1 Combined Classes (Multigrade, Multitype) .................................................... 27
2.5.2 Promotion from Grade 8 to Grade 9 ............................................................... 27
2.5.2.1 Reach-Ahead Opportunities for Elementary School Students ................ 27 2.5.3 International Language Programs for Elementary School Students .............. 28 2.6 Languages of Instruction, and Programming .......................................................... 29
2.6.1 English-Language Schools ................................................................................ 29
2.6.2 French-Language Schools ................................................................................. 29
2.6.3 American Sign Language .................................................................................. 30
3 Supporting Diverse Learners ................................................................................ 31
3.1 English Language Learners (ELLs) ............................................................................ 31
3.1.1 Placement .......................................................................................................... 32
3.1.2 Modified Curriculum Expectations ................................................................. 32
3.1.3 English as a Second Language (ESL) and
English Literacy Development (ELD) .............................................................. 32
3.2 Students Deemed to Be at Risk .................................................................................. 33
3.2.1 Students Deemed to Be at Risk in Secondary School ..................................... 33
3.2.2 Transition from Grade 8 to Grade 9 ................................................................ 33
3.2.3 Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL) ........................................................... 34
3.3 Students with Special Education Needs ................................................................... 35
3.3.1 Accommodations, Modifications, and Alternative Expectations ................... 37
3.3.2 The Individual Education Plan (IEP) .............................................................. 37
3.3.3 Planning the Transition to a Postsecondary Setting
for Students with Special Education Needs ..................................................... 38
3.3.4 Transition Planning for Students with Autism
Spectrum Disorders (ASD) .............................................................................. 39
3.4 Provincial and Demonstration Schools .................................................................... 39
3.5 Education Programs for Students in Care and/or
Treatment, Custody, and Correctional Facilities ..................................................... 40
4 Student Records, Attendance, and Transfers .................................................... 41
4.1 Student Records ........................................................................................................... 41
4.1.1 The Ontario Student Record (OSR) ................................................................ 41
4.1.2 The Ontario Student Transcript (OST) ........................................................... 41
4.2 Student Attendance ..................................................................................................... 42
4.2.1 Safe Arrivals: Elementary School Program ...................................................... 43
4.2.2 Home Schooling ............................................................................................... 44