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Special Education in Ontario, Kindergarten to Grade 12
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Compliance with the Standard
The ministry will review each school board’s special education plan
to ensure that these materials are included and that the consultation process meets the ministry’s requirements. The ministry will review the SEAC’s reports and summary of parent feedback to determine whether concerns have been raised about possible inconsistencies between the board’s plan and priorities and legislation and ministry policy and whether the board’s response adequately addresses these concerns.
Special Education Programs and Services
The Board’s General Model for Special Education
Purpose of the Standard
To provide the ministry and the public with information on the board’s philosophy and service-delivery model for the provision of special education programs and services
Requirements of the Standard
The school board’s special education plan must outline in detail the board’s general philosophy and service-delivery model for the provision of special education programs and services. The board’s special education plan must be designed to comply with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Education Act and regulations made under the act, and any other relevant legislation. The board must include a statement in the plan confirming that the plan has been designed in accordance with this requirement.
Compliance with the Standard
The ministry will review each school board’s special education plan to ensure that the above information is included.