Ministry of Education Links
Individual Education Plans: Standards for Development, Program Planning, and Implementation - This document describes province-wide standards that school boards must meet when developing, implementing, and monitoring Individual Education Plans. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/iep/iep.pdf
Ministry of Education - http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/
Ontario Curriculum Documents for the elementary and secondary levels, respectively, are found here. The curriculum expectations are identified for each course/subject within each grade level. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/ http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/
Ontario Education Number (OEN) - Information about the OEN can be found here. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/oen/
Ontario Regulation 181/98 of the Education Act outlines the steps taken by an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) during the process of identifying a student as exceptional and deciding the student’s placement.
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_regs_980181_e.htm
Ontario Student Record (OSR) – Guideline (2000) – The OSR is the record of a student’s educational progress through schools in Ontario. This guideline sets out the policies of the Ministry of Education with regard to the establishment, maintenance, use, retention, transfer, and disposal of the OSR. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/osr/osr.pdf
Planning Entry to School: A Resource Guide - This publication was designed to facilitate the planning process for children entering school in September. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/planningentry.pdf
Shared Solutions - A Guide to Preventing and Resolving Conflicts Regarding Programs and Services for Students With Special Education Needs - This resource guide is intended to help parents, educators, and students with special education needs work together to prevent conflicts and to resolve them quickly. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/shared.pdf
Special Education Advisory Committees (SEAC) - The composition and duties of a SEAC are set out in Regulation 464/97 of the Education Act. http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_regs_970464_e.htm
With Our Best Future in Mind: Implementing Early Learning in Ontario - Dr. Pascal’s report contains 20 recommendations on how to introduce full-day learning to Ontario students, how to improve education for children up to 12-years-old, and how to increase supports for young families. http://www.ontario.ca/en/initiatives/early_learning/ONT06_018865Organization Links
Centre for Mental Health – Kitchener
http://www.cmhagrb.on.ca
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
http://www.cnib.ca/
CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research http://www.canchild.ca/
Community Care Access Centre http://www.ccac-ont.ca/
Community Living Ontario http://www.communitylivingontario.ca/
Developmental Services Access Centre http://www.dsac-wr.com/
Waterloo Regional Down Syndrome Society http://www.wrdss.ca/wrdss/index.html
Easter Seal Ontario http://www.easterseals.org/
Epilepsy Ontario http://www.epilepsyontario.org/
Independent Living Centre of Waterloo Region http://www.ilcwr.org/
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K-W Habilitation Services http://www.kwhab.ca/
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