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Who is Responsible for Your Child’s Education?
This Ontario Ministry of Education web address describes the roles and responsibilities of each of the key players in your child’s education, including you and your child.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/whosresp.html

The Education Act on Special Education
Many of the provisions of Bill 82 have been changed or removed by subsequent amendments to the Education Act. Consequently, the actual text of Bill 82 is of historical interest only. However, the principal provisions of Bill 82 remain in the Education Act. These include: read more
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/edact.html

Highlights of Regulation 181/98
This document represents a summary of information, provided in Ontario Regulation 181/98, and should be read in conjunction with this Regulation. If any discrepancy exists between this document and the Regulation, the information in Regulation 181/98 applies.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/hilites.html

Policy/Program memoranda updates
Numbered policy directives are issued to district school boards and school authorities to outline the Ministry of Education's expectations regarding the implementation of ministry policies and programs.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/ppm/ppm.html

Identification and Placement of Exceptional Pupils:

The IPRC: Highlights of Regulation 181/98
This attachment provides information about the Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC), and sets out the procedures involved in identifying a pupil as “exceptional”, deciding the pupil’s placement, or appealing such decisions when the parent does not agree with the IPRC.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/hilites.html

Identification and Placement Review Committee-Identifying the Needs of Exceptional Students
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/identifi.html

Developing your child’s education (IEP) plan:

The Individual Education Plan (IEP) - A Resource Guide (2004)
A comprehensive guide to help parents understand the standards for development, program planning and implementation of a child’s Individual Education Plan.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/guide/resource/iepresguid.pdf

Conflict Resolution

Shared Solutions
A Guide to Preventing and Resolving Conflicts Regarding Programs and Services for Students with Special Education Needs (2007) *NEW
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/shared.pdf

Curriculum Standards for Literacy and Numeracy

(What your kids should be learning)
The Ontario Curriculum- the Kindergarten Program (2006) *REVISED
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/kindercurrb.pdf

The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Language (2006) *REVISED
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/language18currb.pdf

Links to Writing Exemplars Grades 1-8
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/writing18ex.pdf

Link to Year-End Writing Tasks Grades 1-8
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/task18.pdf

The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Mathematics (2005)
*REVISED
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/math18curr.pdf

Links to Mathematics Exemplars Grades 1-8
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/math.html

**NOTE: What is an exemplar?
Subject by subject, exemplars show teachers key features to look for when grading student work. These documents feature samples of actual student work at each of the four levels of achievement, accompanied by teachers' comments explaining why the particular achievement level was assigned. Parents and students may also find these documents helpful.