Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC): A school board committee called to determine whether or not a student is exceptional, to place an exceptional student in a special education program, and to make an annual review of the placement. Parents should be involved in the IPRC process and should be invited to the IPRC meetings. Parents may agree or disagree, in writing, with the decisions of an IPRC. ABC Peel strongly recommends that parents attend their child's all IPRC meetings. Parents should request and receive, in advance, copies of all materials to be presented at the IPRC.

Individual Education Plan

Individual Education Plan (IEP): the plan that states the assistance to be provided to a student with special needs. It is developed by the classroom teachers, with the school team, in consultation with the parents. It must include specific educational expectations based on the curriculum, an outline of the special education program and services that will be received, and a statement about the methods by which the student's progress is reviewed. The IEP must be completed within 30 school days after a student has been placed in a special education program. Parents should sign the IEP and must receive a copy. For the Ministry requirements for IEPs, see www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/iep/iep.html

Integration: the provision of instruction for an exceptional pupil in a regular classroom.

Identification, Placement and Review Committee
The Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC) process, based on requirements set out in Ontario Regulation 181/98 of the Education Act, is the way your child becomes entitled to