Education and Early Childhood Development: Minister's Directives and Policies

Minister's Directives and Policies

The Minister’s Directive on Special Education came into effect in October 2001 following extensive consultation with the educational partners in the public school system. The directive provides a framework for special education services in the public school system. It describes the roles and responsibilities of the department, school boards and schools in respect to the delivery of support services to students with special educational needs.

The School Act states that the Department of Education has the responsibility to establish outcomes and standards of performance for all students in the public school system.

The Minister’s Directive outlines a commitment to provide a continuum of support services based on the philosophy of inclusion. Implicit in this commitment is a non-categorical approach to the determination of special needs. The Directive incorporates a process to ensure students with special educational needs are identified and that appropriate interventions are implemented and reviewed. It also provides an accountability framework to evaluate the effectiveness of special education services ensuring sufficient and appropriate funding and use of resources, and effective decision making.

The Standing Committee on Special Education and Student Services acts as an advisory body for the Special Education Coordinator of the Department regarding the delivery of student services in the province, making policy recommendations to the Director of the Child and Students Services Division. The committee comprises many educational partners including the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the three School Boards, P.E.I. Teachers’ Federation, P.E.I. Home and School Federation, U.P.E.I., and A.P.S.E.A., in addition to teachers, school counsellors and administrators.

This information has been taken from website "Education and Early Childhood Development"
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