Special Education

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

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

The High-Cost Special Education Program (HCSEP) provides additional investments to recipients who provide services for students who ordinarily live on reserve and whose special education needs cannot be met within the current resources that are made available for the general student population.

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