If an EA or another human resource is required for a student's learning, the IEP must identify that resource.
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Educational Assistant Support Ratios in Ontario Schools The Ministry of Education says each school board makes decisions about classroom placement, classroom programming and staffing. If an EA or another human resource is required for a student's learning, the IEP must identify that resource. Ask the school to record the disability-related need and the human resource required to address it. Education providers also have a legal duty to accommodate disability-related needs to the point of undue hardship. Read the guide www.endthewaitontario.com/answers/ea-support-ratio-ontario-schools
Download English captions (WebVTT)If an EA or another human resource is required for a student's learning, the IEP must identify that resource. A short explainer with music and captions. 59 seconds.
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Under Ontario Regulation 181/98, an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) can place a student in a special education program. Once that placement starts, the principal has 30 school days to make sure an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is completed. Ministry policy (PPM 140) also lets boards write IEPs for students who have not been formally identified by an IPRC
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