Special Education

  1. Navigating different special education processes can be challenging and JFCY has developed new materials through our Enhancing Access to Special Education (EASE) project.

     

    Videos are also available on the JFCY video page and YouTube (@JFCYOntario playlist):

      Education 101

     Special Education 101

      Identification Placement Review Committee (IPRC)

      Exceptionalities and Placements

      Appeals Process

      Individual Education Plan (IEP)

     

    Guide for Students and Caregivers (72-pages). Table of Contents and links to each section are below.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction to Special Education in Ontario

    Education in Ontario

    Who’s who in the education system?

    What is my role as a parent?

    What is my role as a student?

    Communicating with the school

    Special Education in Ontario

    Quick introduction to key concepts

    Special education flowchart

    How are learning needs identified?

    Exceptionalities

    Placements

    Accommodations, modifications, alternative programs

    How are students identified as exceptional?

     

    The Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC)

    What is the IPRC?

    Identification and Placement

    IPRC flowchart

    Requesting an IPRC meeting

    Guide to special education

    Who will be at the IPRC meeting?

    Preparing for the IPRC meeting

    What is the Individual Educational Assessment?

    What to expect at the IPRC meeting?

    The IPRC Statement of Decision

     

    Appealing the IPRC Decision

    The IPRC Statement of Decision and your options

    Appeals flowchart

    The second IPRC meeting

    Filing a Notice of Appeal with the SEAB

    The SEAB panel members

    Before the SEAB hearing

    Can I bring a support person to the SEAB hearing?

    The SEAB hearing

    The Special Education Tribunal (SET)

    The SET process

    Appeals timelines flowchart

     

    The Individual Education Plan (IEP)

    What is an Individual Education Plan (IEP)?

    Purpose of the IEP

    IEP flowchart

    What is included in the IEP?

    Accommodations, modifications, alternative programs

    Transition plans

    What if I disagree with an IEP?

    Bringing forward concerns:

    to the school/board

    to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal

    Glossary and Resources

    Glossary

    Resources

    Community organizations

    Supports by category

     

    Funding for the EASE project was generously provided by the Ministry of Education.