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What is an IPRC?

What is an IPRC?. Regulation 181/98 of Education Act All school boards must set up IPRC Identification, Placement and Review Committee School boards must provide or purchase special education programs and services for exceptional students. The IPRC Meeting.

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What is an IPRC?

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  1. What is an IPRC? • Regulation 181/98 of Education Act • All school boards must set up IPRC • Identification, Placement and Review Committee • School boards must provide or purchase special education programs and services for exceptional students

  2. The IPRC Meeting • Interview the student with parent’s permission, if less than 16 years old • Consider information submitted by parent or student 16 years+ • Discuss special education program/ services • Parents encouraged to participate • Make a decision

  3. Placement Decision • Before placement in a special education class, must consider whether placement in regular class with special education services will: • meet the student’s needs • be consistent with parental preferences • Special education placement-requires written statement of reasons

  4. Written Statement of Decision • Whether student is exceptional • Where the student is exceptional • Categories and definitions of exceptionality • Description of student strengths/weaknesses • Placement decision • Recommendations for program/services • Reasons for special education placement

  5. What next? • If parent agrees with decision, sign statement • If student exceptional, board notifies principal of the need for an IEP

  6. Review • Review IPRC meeting held within the school year unless parent cancels • Parent may request review IPRC meeting any time after child has been in special education program for 3 months • Review same type of information as original meeting

  7. Review • Consider progress in relation to IEP with parental written permission • Review placement and identification decisions and decide whether to continue or make a new decision

  8. Decision • If parent does not agree: • within 15 days of receipt of decision request a second meeting • within 30 days of receipt of decision file a notice of appeal with the secretary of the board • Notice of appeal within 15 days of decision after second meeting

  9. Decision • If parent does not consent but does not appeal, board will instruct principal to implement decision

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