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

This manual is divided into six sections (A to F), a quick reference guide (G), and a set of appendices (H), listed in the Table of Contents.

A. Policy – provides policy for the delivery of special education programs and services in British Columbia.

B. Roles and Responsibilities – outlines the roles and responsibilities of the ministry, school boards, district and school-based personnel, parents and students in the development and implementation of special education services.

C. Developing an Individual Education Plan – describes the process of identifying students who have special needs, planning and implementing individual programs for them, and evaluating and reporting on their progress.

D. Special Considerations: Services – describes the generic services that should be available in school districts to support service delivery.

E. Special Needs Categories – defines the various kinds of students who have special needs and the essential elements that should be included in programs for them and the criteria that must be met for supplemental funding. .

F. Provincial Resource Programs – describes what these programs are and lists those currently designated across the province.

G. Quick Reference – Internet Resources: provides a quick reference for online information websites.

H. Appendices – includes information about facilities planning; access to equipment, technology and services; resolution of conflicts; classification of psychological tests; distributed learning; full-day Kindergarten; graduation requirements; in-school nursing support services; use of student records; transition planning; transportation and work experience.

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