Special Education Services The Rainbow District School Board provides for the needs of exceptional students through a range of programs andservices. Special Education programming in each school is supported by the Board's Special Education /StudentServices Department consisting of psychology staff, social workers, speech/language pathologists, and the servicesof itinerant specialists for the hearing and visually impaired. Information on these services, on the Board's SpecialEducation Advisory Committee and Special Education Plan can be obtained by dialing 523-3308. Special Education Resource Teacher (S.E.R.T.) While the primary responsibility for special needs students lies with the classroom teacher, the resources of theS.E.R.T. are made available when required. There are a number of roles the S.E.R.T. may serve, including: providing support to the classroom teacher, administering educational assessment, providing a resource withdrawal program for exceptional students, assisting in the development and implementation of modified/differentiated programming, and facilitating the I.P.R.C. (Identification, Placement and Review Committee) process.
The I.P.R.C. is a committee of two or more members who consider the needs of referred students. The committee is composed of school and Special Education personnel who have been involved with the student and other individuals as required. A request for an I.P.R.C. can be made by a student, parent or guardian. All requests are made to the principal of the school the student attends. The I.P.R.C. determines whether a student is exceptional or not, the needs of the student and the appropriate placement of the student. The committee sends a written statement of its decisions to the parent/guardian, or to the student who is 18 years of age or older. An appeal process is available to those parents or students who do not agree with the decisions of the I.P.R.C. | |
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