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consults with school board staff to determine the most appropriate program for students with special education needs;
ensures the development, implementation, and review of a student’s IEP, including a transition plan, according to provincial requirements;
ensures that parents are consulted in the development of their child’s IEP and that they are provided with a copy of the IEP;
ensures the delivery of the program as set out in the IEP;
ensures that appropriate assessments are requested and that, if necessary, appropriate consents are obtained.
THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC):
makes recommendations to the board with respect to any matter affecting the establishment, development, and delivery of special education programs and services within the board;
participates in the board’s annual review of its special education plan;
participates in the board’s annual budget process as it relates to special education;
reviews the financial statements of the board as they relate to special education;
provides information to parents, as requested.
THE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD OR SCHOOL AUTHORITY
The district school board or school authority:
establishes school board policy and practices that comply with the Education Act, regulations, and policy documents, including policy/program memoranda;
monitors school compliance with the Education Act, regulations, and policy documents, including policy/program memoranda;
requires staff to comply with the Education Act, regulations, and policy documents, including policy/program memoranda;
provides appropriately qualified staff to deliver programs and services for the students with special education needs in the board;
reports on the expenditures for special education;
develops and maintains a special education plan that is amended from time to time to meet the current strengths and needs of the students with special education needs in the board;
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