Special Education Services: A Manual of Policies, Procedures and Guidelines

B.1 Ministry of Education: Special Education

The purpose of Special Education is to enable the equitable participation of students with special needs in the educational system in British Columbia.

To achieve this purpose, the Ministry has the following responsibilities:

• setting educational standards based on the outcomes students need to achieve;
• monitoring student performance and reporting the results to the public;
• working with partner groups to improve student and school performance;
• allocating funds for the education system; and
• overseeing the governance of the system as a whole.

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