Dufferin-Peel provides, parents/guardians, students, and interested community members with information related to Catholic Education for Dufferin-Peel students with diverse learning needs, including special education needs. In this respect, Dufferin-Peel is pleased to reference the
newly reorganized and enhanced special education component of the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Special Education web page.
Ontario Ministry of Education –
Special Education web page
The Ministry of Education website provides information available (in both English and French) concerning special education. The Ministry of Education’s refreshed special education web page is designed to facilitate easy access for parents, teachers, administrators and students.
Any questions regarding this notice and/or the Dufferin-Peel’s special education web page can be directed to your home school and/or the Family of Schools’ Special Education Consultant 905-890-1221.
Policy Direction
The Education Act on Special Education
Special Education Regulations
Special Education Policy Documents
Policy/Program Memoranda Concerning Special Education
Funding for Special Education
Standards for School Boards' Special Education Plans
Individual Education Plans: Standards for Development, Program Planning, and Implementation
Resource Documents
Special Education Transformation: The Report of the Co-Chairs with the Recommendations of the Working Table on Special Education, 2006
Effective Educational Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Education for All: The Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy and Numeracy Instruction for Students with Special Education Needs, Kindergarten to Grade 6
Planning Entry to School – A Resource Guide
The Individual Education Plan (IEP), A Resource Guide, 2004
Transition Planning: A Resource Guide, 2002
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Passport Initiative
Ontario Disability Support Program
Ministry of the Attorney General
Ministry of Education