Reply #4: They must assess you if your parents request it in writing:

[mzteris]

How is an IPRC meeting requested?
The principal of the student’s school:

* must request an IPRC meeting for the student, upon receiving a written request from the parent;
* may, with written notice to the parent, refer the student to an IPRC when the principal and the student’s teacher or teachers believe that the student may benefit from a special education program.

Within 15 days of receiving a written request, or giving the parent notice, the principal must provide a copy of the board’s Parents’ Guide to Special Education to the parent, as well as an acknowledgement of the parent’s request and a written statement of approximately when the IPRC will meet.

May parents attend the IPRC meeting?
Regulation 181/98 entitles parents and pupils 16 years of age or older:

* to be present at and participate in all committee discussions about the student; and
* to be present when the committee’s identification and placement decision is made.

Who else may attend an IPRC meeting?

* the principal of the student’s school;
* other resource people such as the student’s teacher, special education staff, board support staff, or the representative of an agency, who may provide further information or clarification;
* a representative of the parent or student 16 years of age or older – that is, a person who may provide support or speak on behalf of the parent or student;

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What happens at an IPRC meeting?

* The chair introduces everyone and explains the purpose of the meeting.
* The IPRC will review all available information about the student. They will:
o consider an educational assessment;
o consider, subject to the provisions of the Health Care Consent Act, 1996, a health or psychological assessment conducted by a qualified practitioner if they feel that such an assessment is required to make a correct identification or placement decision;
o interview the student, with the parent’s permission, if the child is less than 16 years of age, if they feel it would be useful to do so; and
o consider any information that the parent submits about their child or that the student submits if he or she is 16 years of age or older.
* The committee may discuss any proposal that has been made about a special education program or special education services for the student. Committee members will discuss any such proposal at the parent’s request, or at the request of the student if the student is 16 years of age or older.
* Parents are encouraged to ask questions and join in the discussion.
* Following the discussion, after all the information has been presented and considered, the committee will make its decision.


http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/hilites.html