Students with Exceptionalities

• Requirements and procedures• Relevant legislation for IPRCs

and IEPs• The IPRC process • The role of the principal • Program Delivery

The Amazing IPRC/IEP PPT!The Amazing IPRC/IEP PPT!

With Barb and Todd

What does IPRC mean?What does IPRC mean?Identification, Placement and Review Committee

Who can request an IPRC?•Parents (in writing)

•Principal and teachers (written notice to parent)

•Within 15 days of a written request:Copy of “Parents’ Guide to Special Education” and notice of time

Who MUST attend?

•Composed of at least 3 persons, one is principal or SO

Who CAN attend?

•10 days in advance, invitation to attend•Written copy of pertinent info

•Parents and pupils 16+ attend•Other pertinent staff (LST, board specialist), interpreter, advocate

What goes on at an IPRC?

•Consider an educational assessment

•Consider health or psychological assessement

•Interview the student if deemed useful

•Consider info parent/student submits

•Discuss placement proposal

•Placement must meet student’s needs and parental preferences

Statement of Decision includes?

•Identification as exceptional, areas of exceptionality

•MOET definitions

•Description of strengths and needs

•Placement decision

•Parent signed, spec ed school notified (where necessary)

•Reviewed yearly

Can parents appeal?

•Within 15 days, request a second meeting

•Within 30 days file notice of appeal

•Within 15 days of second meeting

•If the parent does not consent, but doesn’t appeal, board instructs principal to implement IPRC decision

How to appeal?

• Notice of Appeal• Indicate the decision • Include a statement

or reasons for disagreeing

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What does IEP mean?What does IEP mean?

Individual Education PlanIndividual Education Plan

What is an IEP?What is an IEP?

•a written plan describing the special education program and/or services required by a student

•is based on a thorough assessment of the student’s strengths and needs

•a record of the accommodations needed to help the student achieve his or her learning expectations

An IEP is….An IEP is….

An IEP is….An IEP is….

• a working document that identifies modified learning and alternative expectations

• a record of the specific knowledge and skills to be assessed and evaluated for the purpose of reporting student achievement

• an accountability tool for the student, the student’s parents, and everyone who has responsibilities for helping the student meet the stated goals and learning expectations of the plan

An IEP is not….An IEP is not….

An IEP is not…An IEP is not…

• a description of everything that will be taught to the student

• a list of all the teaching strategies used in regular classroom instruction;

• a document that records all learning expectations, including those that are not modified from the regular grade level curriculum expectations;

• a daily lesson plan.

Why Does a Student Have an IEP?Why Does a Student Have an IEP?

•a student identified as exceptional by an (IPRC)

•a student who has not been formally identified as exceptional but who requires a special education program and/or services

•the student regularly requires accommodations for instructional or assessment purposes

Why Does a Student Have an IEP?Why Does a Student Have an IEP?

Accommodations?Accommodations?

– Accommodations do not alter the provincial curriculum expectations for the grade.

– Accommodations described in the IEP only include strategies and supports that are different from what is normally provided during classroom instruction.

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IEP ReportingIEP Reporting(Accomodation)(Accomodation)

• the IEP box should not be checked • comments should not be made regarding the student’s

use of accommodations on the Provincial Report Card.

Types of AccommodationsTypes of Accommodations

Instructional

EnvironmentEnvironment

AssessmentAssessment

What are Modifications?What are Modifications?

• Changes made in the age appropriate grade level expectations

Ways to Modify?Ways to Modify?

• Number of expectations

• Complexity of expectations

What is Alternative?What is Alternative?

• knowledge and skills that are not represented in the Ontario curriculum

• considered Alternative Programs or Alternative Courses (secondary)

Examples Examples

•Social skills•Anger management programs•Speech remediation•Personal care programs

• Grade levels or marks are not necessary or advisable

• Annual goals need to be written

• An alternative report card must be written

Alternative stuff?