An application to another board is not an automatic autism-support transfer.
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Ontario School Board Autism Support Comparison Ontario has 72 district school boards, and all publicly funded boards must provide special education programs or services. Ontario says each school board decides classroom placement, programming, and staffing. Each board must maintain and review or amend a special education plan and submit it to the Ministry of Education. Compare the current special education plan, the named autism program page, eligibility language, referral route, placement criteria, and the staff types listed by each board. An application to another board is not an automatic autism-support transfer. Read the guide www.endthewaitontario.com/answers/school-board-autism-support-comparison
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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
91,974
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
The FAO estimated $1.35 billion in annual OAP need at 2018-19 service levels for approximately 40,700 children in its 2020 report
WHO recommends accessible, community-based early interventions for children with autism. Timely evidence-based psychosocial interventions improve communication and social engagement
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