Special Education

Overview

• An Introduction to Special Education in Ontario
• The Identification, Placement, and Review Committee
• The Individual Education Plan Process
• The Transition Plan
• Ministry Support for Special Education

Resolving Identification or Placement Issues

• Procedures for Parents/Guardians

Policy Direction

• The Education Act on Special Education
• Special Education Regulations
• Special Education Policy Documents
• Policy/Program Memoranda Concerning Special Education
• Funding for Special Education
• Standards for School Boards' Special Education Plans
• Individual Education Plans: Standards for Development, Program Planning, and Implementation

Resource Documents

• The Individual Education Plan (IEP), A Resource Guide, 2004
• Guidelines 2005 - For Approval of Education Programs for Pupils in Government Approved Care and/or Treatment, Custody and Correctional Facilities
• Transition Planning: A Resource Guide, 2002
• Special Education, A Guide for Educators, 2001
• New Resource Documents
• Older Resource Documents
• Special Education Funding Guidelines:Intensive Support Amount (ISA) Level 1 and Special Incidence ISA 2004-05 (Adobe Acrobat file, 224 KB)
• Planning for Independence

Related Information

• Minister's Advisory Council on Special Education
• Ontario Special Education Tribunals
• Special Needs Opportunity Windows (SNOW)