SPECIAL EDUCATION

Meeting Special Education Requirements: A Toolkit: 2014

This project was mandated through the Chiefs-in-Assembly Resolution 13/11 (June 2013 All Ontario Chiefs Conference). Specifically the mandate called for the Ontario First Nations Special Education Working Group (OFNSEWG) to develop and conduct "community capacity training … to address challenges in understanding what types of services the High Cost Special Education Program (HCSEP) is designed to cover and ensure accurate coding."

High Cost Special Education Program - National Guidelines- 2013/2014

This document, prepared by AANDC, serves to detail the eligibility of a HCSEP recipient (provider) and participant (student); Funding Request Process; Eligible Expenditures; Monitoring and Accountability; Reporting Requirements, etc. 

Charting Our Own Path Forward: A Preliminary Analysis of the HCSEP 2015

The Ontario First Nation Special Education Working Group (OFNSEWG), a joint technical and advisory body of the Chiefs of Ontario and Indian Affairs, is mandated by the First Nations Education Coordination Unit (FNECU) to provide recommendations on issues and specific strategies for political review and/or approval for action.

The report highlights the issues arising from unaligned funding timelines and recommends a multi-year timeline. It also recommends that INAC provide resources to support two HCSEP Navigator/Support positions to focus solely on addressing the shortcomings and challenges associated with the HCSEP.

Ontario High Cost Special Education - Funding Review- 2010

Prepared by Kabuty Consulting in 2010, for the Chiefs of Ontario, the purpose of this report was to review and provide an analysis of the High Cost Special Education Program. This report provides:  

i. A complete financial analysis of the High Cost Special Education program in Ontario;
ii. A comparative analysis of what is happening in other provinces (Alberta, Quebec, B.C.);
iii. A roll-up report on recommendations and options on the future funding formula of the SEP;
iv. An interim and final report with a detailed list of sources/information consulted or cited will be attached to both interim and final reports.