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Draft PART D: The Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC) Process In addition to the appeal board members, other people are entitled to be
present at the appeal board meeting:
• The parents and a student who is 16 years of age or older are entitled to be present for, and to participate in, all discussions.
• The parents and student are permitted to have representatives present to speak on their behalf or otherwise support them. If the parents and/or the school board representative wish to have additional persons with them to assist with note taking, they should raise this matter with the chair of the appeal board either at or in advance of the meeting.
• Any person who, in the opinion of the appeal board chair, may be able to contribute information with respect to the matters under appeal may be invited to attend.
• The parents and the school board may, with the agreement of the appeal board, invite other persons to the meeting to speak about various matters relevant to the appeal.
• If a special education program and/or service has been purchased from another school board, the representative of the board offering the service may attend.
(See Ontario Regulation 181/98, subsection 5(3))
(See Ontario Regulation 181/98, subsections 28 (4) and (5))
The appeal board chair may prepare an agenda for the meeting that provides an overview of the scheduled proceedings. If possible, this agenda should be sent to the parties in advance of the meeting.
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