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Draft PART D: The Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC) Process
If the committee decides that your child should be placed in a special education class, it must state the reasons for that decision in its written statement of decision.
What will the IPRC’s written statement of decision include?
The IPRC’s written statement of decision will state:
• whether the IPRC has identified your child as exceptional; • where the IPRC has identified your child as exceptional,
✧ the categories and definitions of any exceptionalities identified, as they are defined by the Ministry of Education;
✧ the IPRC’s description of your child’s strengths and needs;
✧ the IPRC’s placement decision; and
✧ the IPRC’s recommendations regarding a special education program
and special education services;
• where the IPRC has decided that your child should be placed in a special
education class, the reasons for that decision.
What happens after the IPRC has made its decision?
• If you agree with the IPRC decision, you will be asked to indicate, by signing your name, that you agree with the identification and placement decisions made by the IPRC.
• If the IPRC has identified your child as an exceptional pupil and if you agree with the IPRC identification and placement decisions, the board will promptly notify the principal of the school at which the special education program is to be provided of the need to develop an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for your child.
Once a child has been placed in a special education program, can the placement be reviewed?
• A review IPRC meeting will be held within the school year, unless the principal of the school at which the special education program is being provided receives written notice from you, the parent, dispensing with the annual review.
• You may request a review IPRC meeting any time after your child has been in a special education program for 3 months.
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