Purpose of the Standard

To provide details of the board’s IPRC process to the ministry and to the public.

Requirement of the Standard

A board’s special education plan must include a description of the board’s IPRC process, as well as the number of IPRC referrals, reviews and appeals conducted within the board in the previous school year.

The Plan will also include a copy of the board’s guide for parents. At a minimum, the parents’ guide to special education must contain the information set out in the sample guide that is included in Appendix B to this document. The guide gives parents information on the procedures involved in identifying a student as exceptional and determining the student’s placement, as well as information on appealing the decision of the IPRC if the parents do not agree with the decision.