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SPECIAL EDUCATION PLAN

Introduction

On January 27, 2000, the Minister of Education announced the government’s plans for improving the quality of special education programs and services in Ontario, and for ensuring greater accountability in the area of special education. This Special Education Board Plan is designed in accordance with the new Province-wide standards that school boards must meet when developing their special education plans.

This Plan is in compliance with the requirements for special education plans set out in Regulation 306 under the Education Act, entitled “Special Education Programs and Services”, and the “Standards for School Boards’ Special Education Plans” document.

In accordance with Regulation 306, the Upper Grand District School Board is required every two years to prepare and approve a report on the special education programs and special education services provided by the board, and to submit it to the Ministry. Each board is required to maintain a special education plan, to review it annually, to amend it from time to time to meet the current needs of its exceptional students, and to submit any
amendments to the Ministry for review.

One of the purposes of this Special Education Plan is to inform the Ministry of Education and the public about special education programs and services that are provided by the Board in accordance with legislation and Ministry policy on special education.

When preparing their Special Education Plan, school boards and school authorities are required to reflect any changes in programs and services that have occurred since the 2003 submission. Boards are guided in this process by both the Standards for School Boards’ Special Education Plans, and by the review of the Board’s 2003 submission.

This revision of the plan reflects changes in programs and services which have occurred since the 2003 submission. As well, attempts have been made to address the comments provided by the Ministry in the Special Education Plan report dated April 16, 2004.

PDF Special Education Plan, June 2005 (PDF, 88 pages)

PDF Special Education Plan Amendments, July 2007 (PDF, 13 pages)

PDF Special Education Plan Amendments, June 2008 (PDF, 18 pages)

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500 Victoria Road N.
Guelph, Ontario
N1E 6K2

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