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Draft Part E: The Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Ontario Regulation 181/98, subsections 6(2)–6(8), 7(4)–7(7), and section 8
6. (2) The board shall 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 for the pupil in consultation with the parent and, where the pupil is 16 years of age or older, the pupil.
(3) The individual education plan must include,
(a) specific educational expectations for the pupil;
(b) an outline of the special education program and services to be received by
the pupil; and
(c) a statement of the methods by which the pupil’s progress will be reviewed.
(4) Where the pupil is 14 years of age or older, the individual education plan must also include a plan for transition to appropriate postsecondary school activities, such as work, further education, and community living.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply in respect of a pupil identified as exceptional solely on the basis of giftedness.
(6) In developing the individual education plan, the principal shall,
(a) consult with the parent and, where the pupil is 16 years of age or older, the pupil; and
(b) take into consideration any recommendations made by the committee [IPRC]
or the Special Education Tribunal, as the case may be, regarding special education programs or special education services.
(7) In developing a transition plan under subsection (4), the principal shall consult with such community agencies and post-secondary educational institutions as he or she considers appropriate.
(8) Within 30 school days* after placement of the pupil in the program, the principal shall ensure that the plan is completed and a copy of it sent to a parent of the pupil and, where the pupil is 16 years of age or older, the pupil.
7. (4) Where an individual education plan does not include a plan for transition to appropriate post-secondary school activities and the pupil has attained the age of 14 or will attain the age of 14 within the school year, the principal shall ensure that a transition plan is developed and included in the individual education plan.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply in respect of a pupil identified as exceptional solely on the basis of giftedness.
(6) In reviewing an individual education plan that includes a transition plan or in developing a transition plan under subsection (4), the principal shall consult with such community agencies and post-secondary educational institutions as he or she considers appropriate.
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