Response The note in question refers to a change in data collection method. The – ministry implemented student level data collection through OnSIS in 2005-2006 and began using this system as the primary data source as of 2006-07 and onwards. Prior to 2006-07, data was collected at an aggregate board level. This change in collection method should be taken into consideration when comparing legacy data collected before 2006-2007 with student-level data collected in and after 2006-2007. Question 13 numbers are reported as a percentage of "students with special – education needs" and that category is not defined, how can the Ministry make sense of the data, considering the variability among boards in those numbers? Response - The following are the data elements that are collected for special education in at the student level. Special Education Flag that indicates if the student is receiving special education program and/or services Individual Education Plan (IEP) flag IPRC flag IPRC/Review Date Exceptionality Code Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Pre-school Autism Deaf/Hard of Hearing Learning Disability Speech Impairment Language Impairment Behaviour Physical Disability Vision Developmental Disability Giftedness Mild Intellectual Disability Multiple Exceptionalities Main Exceptionality flag Non Identified Student flag Special Education Placement/ Instructional Setting Fully Self-Contained Indirect Service Partially Integrated Resource Assistance Withdrawal Assistance
Response – The note in question refers to a change in data collection method. The ministry implemented student level data collection through OnSIS in 2005-2006 and began using this system as the primary data source as of 2006-07 and onwards. Prior to 2006-07, data was collected at an aggregate board level. This change in collection method should be taken into consideration when comparing legacy data collected before 2006-2007 with student-level data collected in and after 2006-2007. Question 13 – numbers are reported as a percentage of "students with special education needs" and that category is not defined, how can the Ministry make sense of the data, considering the variability among boards in those numbers? Response - The following are the data elements that are collected for special education in at the student level. Special Education Flag that indicates if the student is receiving special education program and/or services Individual Education Plan (IEP) flag IPRC flag IPRC/Review Date Exceptionality Code Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Pre-school Autism Deaf/Hard of Hearing Learning Disability Speech Impairment Language Impairment Behaviour Physical Disability Vision Developmental Disability Giftedness Mild Intellectual Disability Multiple Exceptionalities Main Exceptionality flag Non Identified Student flag Special Education Placement/ Instructional Setting Fully Self-Contained Indirect Service Partially Integrated Resource Assistance Withdrawal Assistance
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