2. Navigating Special Education in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board

3. Our Philosophy The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board delivers Special Education services and programs to educate all students to excel in learning, to succeed in life, and to enrich our communities.

5. Special Education Services Vision We provide services to schools: to help them support students with special needs to raise their capacity to support students with special needs

6. Inclusion Students benefit from inclusive educational practices through the provision of a broad range of programs and services that support our primary goal of educating students in their home school community with their same age peers, whenever possible.

7. Supporting Teachers For more information regarding Special Education Services staff roles, please click on Who's Who In Special Education

8. Supporting Students Students with most complex needs Classroom Teacher with School Team, System Level Supports and Multi- Disciplinary Team Students with IEPs Classroom Teacher with School Team and System Level Supports All Students Classroom Teacher with School Team

9. Building Capacity Through Continual Improvement We value partnerships with parents/guardians, the Special Education Advisory Committee and community agencies We are committed to building capacity through continuous improvement and ongoing professional development for all staff working with students

10. Where to go for more information or assistance? Classroom Teacher Special Education Resource Teacher Principal or Vice-Principal Special Education Services Superintendent Trustee Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)