⭐ A helpful To Do chart for administrators with links to tools & resources to help you prepare for and meet important special ed deadlines

 Removing Barriers: Academic Success for Every Learner includes a framework and detailed descriptions, guiding questions and helpful resource links to build understanding of the tiered approach, intervention planning & tracking, and IEP decision-making within the RCDSB.

Removing Barriers Roll Out 2024 slideshow for administrators to present to staff at a staff meeting

When considering a special transportation request, click on this link to review the process. 

NOTE: reduced day request REQUIRES written SO approval

Independence Rubric should be completed & reviewed in collaboration with your Special Education Consultant 

School Admin is responsible for determining and tracking the BMS training status for the EAs and SSCs in their school.

Employees can log into the BMS website  to check their certificate for their last training date  (Tip: use the ‘Forgot Password’ option with their board email to have your username & password emailed to them)

Link to the annual Sign Up form for BMS training for EAs & SSCs, to be used after discussion with admin to determine what training dates will work best for them and you (ie you may have something planned for them for one of the days)

Visit our BMS webpage under the Services tab for access to support videos and other resources.

Please use this link for the Personal Protective Equipment Request form

The Modified Day Form is linked at the bottom of AP 333

Our new student services software is/will be the home of our IEPs, Safety Plans, referral forms, medical plans & student profiles

Link to our RISE Training & Support Materials including

The Principal's Role in the RISE IEP Process with instructions for providing feedback and signing IEPs digitally

For an overview of the transition planning process, see the RCDSB Transition Planning Guide. 

Other Helpful Links:

⭐All About Transition Meetings is a super helpful transition meeting cheat sheet (for all RCDSB special ed related transition meetings)

RCDSB Memo for Locally Developed Compulsory Course Process 

SSC’s can reach out to Derek Tackney, Melissa Wylie, Rae Hartwig & Gayle Corbin for additional support 

Link to Reaching Every Learner: Planning for Safe and Supportive Schools