Page 110 - Special Education in Ontario, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Resource Guide

Special Education in Ontario, Kindergarten to Grade 12 Draft parents’ guide must be available at every school, head office of the school
board, and local district office of the Ministry of Education. (See Ontario Regulation 181/98, subsection 13(2))
Preparation for the IPRC Meeting
Once an IPRC has been requested, the committee will:
• obtain an educational assessment of the student (see Part C of this guide for a discussion of educational assessments);
• obtain, subject to the provisions of the Health Care Consent Act, 1996, health and/or psychological assessments, if it is believed that such information is required to make an accurate identification or placement decision (see Part C of this guide for information on health and psychological assessments);
• consider interviewing the student, if the committee members feel it would be useful to do so (parental permission is necessary before interviewing a child under 16 years of age);
• consider any information about the student submitted by the parents, or by the student who is 16 years of age or older; and
• consider any other information that may be relevant to the IPRC decision.
(See Ontario Regulation 181/98, subsections 15 (1)–(7)) A Delayed IPRC Meeting
No student is to be denied any special education program pending an IPRC meeting or decision. If there is a delay in holding the IPRC meeting or in determining identification and placement, a special education program and/or special education services appropriate to the student’s apparent strengths and needs must be provided for the student in the interim.
(See Ontario Regulation 181/98, section 9)
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