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Draft PART D: The Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC) Process What is an IPRC?
Regulation 181/98 requires that all school boards set up IPRCs. An IPRC is composed of at least 3 people, one of whom must be a principal or a supervisory officer of the board.
[School boards may list the members, identifying the member who is a principal or a supervisory officer.]
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Parents are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting.
What is the role of the IPRC?
The IPRC will:
• decide whether or not your child should be identified as exceptional;
• identify the areas of your child’s exceptionality, according to the
categories and definitions of exceptionalities provided by the Ministry of
Education;
• decide an appropriate placement for your child [here the board should
list the full range of placement options offered by the board]; and
• review the identification and placement at least once in each school year.
Who is identified as an exceptional pupil?
The Education Act defines an exceptional pupil as “a pupil whose behavioural, communicational, intellectual, physical or multiple exceptionalities are such that he or she is considered to need placement in a special education program....” Students are identified according to the categories and definitions of exceptionalities provided by the Ministry of Education.
What is a special education program?
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
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